Wind Breaker

2025 2h 0m JA

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5.5

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★5.5TMDB · 4

Adventure

Synopsis

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Sakura, a young delinquent used to being shunned because of his half-white hair, arrives at Furin High School with the aim to become the top brawler. The school is ruled by the Bofurin, or "Wind Breakers", an honorable street gang who keeps the local shopping street safe and is loved by the locals. For the first time in his life, Sakura is accepted by someone and finds himself fighting for the sake of others, instead of believing that relying on others is a weakness. A compressed adaptation of the first four volumes of the manga (or the first ten episodes of the TV anime).

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Koshi Mizukami
Haruka Sakura
Coki Yamashita
Tomiyama Choji
Motoki Nakazawa
Toma Hiragi
Ryosuke Sota
Kota Sako
Taisei Kido
Akihiko Nirei
Keito Tsuna
Hayato Suo
JUNON
Kyotaro Sugishita
Shuhei Uesugi
Hajime Umemiya

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kentaro Hagiwara
Writers: Yosuke Masaike, Satoru Nii
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released last year.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rikimaru Sakuragi. 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 Kenichi Hirai 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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Koshi Mizukami and Coki Yamashita and Motoki Nakazawa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt37370906 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kentaro Hagiwara directs. Rikimaru Sakuragi scores. Kenichi Hirai cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Original score by Rikimaru Sakuragi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
3Editor Kenichi Hirai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Koshi Mizukami and Coki Yamashita and Motoki Nakazawa carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt37370906 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.