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Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Catchball with Nicole
2006 0h 59m JA
Drama
Synopsis
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One day, a foreigner named Nicole visits Yuji. He introduces himself as a friend of Yuji’s sister, Naomi, from her study abroad days and says he has come from Canada to see her. While Yuji is puzzled by the unexpected visitor, Naomi returns home. She is delighted to reunite with Nicole, but suddenly, Nicole confesses his love to her…
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Yukiyasu Asano
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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The take
Yukiyasu Asano directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 20 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 59 min · 0h 59m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Yukiyasu Asano
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2006-01-01
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