Signal

2012 1h 52m JA

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6.5

SOLID

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6.7

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 5★6.7IMDB · 41

Romance

Synopsis

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University student Keisuke returns to his hometown during his summer holiday and takes a part-time job at a run-down movie theater. However, his boss Ruka, a projectionist who lives on the premises, has not set foot outside in three years, and always falls into a deep depression on Mondays. Keisuke feels himself becoming attracted to the mysterious Ruka, but...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Azusa Mine
Ruka Sugimoto
Takahiro Nishijima
Keisuke Miyase
Kengo Kora
Reiji Urushida
Jun Inoue
Kengo Minamikawa
Yurie Midori
Saori Ebana
Sanae Miyata
Michiko Miyase
Hajime Okayama
Yuzo Miyase
Shunya Shiraishi
Haruto Miyase

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masaaki Taniguchi
Writers: Hirotoshi Kobayashi, Yoshinobu Kamo
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Masaaki Taniguchi, shot by Shogo Ueno. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Azusa Mine and Takahiro Nishijima and Kengo Kora carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2290655 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Masaaki Taniguchi directs. Shogo Ueno behind the camera. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Masaaki Taniguchi, shot by Shogo Ueno. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Azusa Mine and Takahiro Nishijima and Kengo Kora carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt2290655 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.