New Kimagure Orange Road: Summer's Beginning

1996 1h 40m JA

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★5.2TMDB · 16

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The Kimagure Orange Road series centers on a teenage romantic triangle: Hikaru and Madoka were best friends until they fell for Kyosuke, an understated hero with psychic powers. In 1991, the 19-year-old Kyosuke is struck by car and propelled three years into the future, where he tries to understand the changes that have taken place in his world. Madoka and Hikaru have grown up to become a promising songwriter and a student of drama and dance, respectively; the older Kyosuke is a student-photographer on assignment in Bosnia. The problem of two Kyosukes coexisting is played for laughs, including a sequence where the 22-year-old Kyosuke counsels his younger self. The filmmakers expect the viewer to know the characters from the OAVs, although designs have been changed. The result is a Pax-style romantic fantasy, rather than a sci-fi adventure.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Toru Furuya
Kyosuke Kasuga (voice)
Eriko Hara
Hikaru Hiyama (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru
Madoka Ayukawa (voice)
Chieko Honda
Kurumi Kasuga (voice)
Kenichi Ogata
Grandpa (voice)
Michie Tomizawa
Manami Kasuga (voice)
Reiko Suzuki
Grandma (voice)
Yasunori Matsumoto
Mitsuru Hayakawa (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama
Writers: Kenji Terada, Izumi Matsumoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Kimagure Orange☆Road Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, shot by Toshiyuki Fukushima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yuki Kajiura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shuichi Kakesu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Toru Furuya and Eriko Hara and Hiromi Tsuru carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0160865 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kunihiko Yuyama directs. Toshiyuki Fukushima behind the camera. Yuki Kajiura scores. Shuichi Kakesu cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Kimagure Orange☆Road Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, shot by Toshiyuki Fukushima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Yuki Kajiura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Shuichi Kakesu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Toru Furuya and Eriko Hara and Hiromi Tsuru carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0160865 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.