Rain in the Sunshine

2013 0h 18m JA

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 16

AnimationAdventureFantasyRomanceFamily

Synopsis

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Schoolboy Hinata has a big crush on his classmate Shigure, but is too shy to tell her. On the day Shigure is leaving, Hinata flies off on the wings of a bird chasing after her to tell how he feels!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Anju Inami
Hinata (voice)
Saori Hayami
Shigure (voice)
Azusa Sato
Moe (voice)
Nozomi Furuki
Natsuko (voice)
Sakura Nakamura
Parakeet (voice)
Takayuki Tochizaki
Teacher (voice)
Marika Kouno
Student (voice)
Yuuki Kuwahara
Student (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hiroyasu Ishida
Writers: Hiroyasu Ishida, Hiroyasu Ishida
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 18-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hiroyasu Ishida, shot by Hiroyasu Ishida. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Anju Inami and Saori Hayami and Azusa Sato carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8454108 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hiroyasu Ishida directs. Hiroyasu Ishida behind the camera. Jun Ichikawa scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 18-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Hiroyasu Ishida, shot by Hiroyasu Ishida. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jun Ichikawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Anju Inami and Saori Hayami and Azusa Sato carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt8454108 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 10 different titles around the world.