Takumi-kun Series: And the Spring Breeze Whispers

2007 1h 14m JA

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★4.3TMDB · 14

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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A 2nd year student is assigned a handsome new roommate at the start of the school year.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yanagishita Tomo
Hayama Takumi
Keisuke Kato
Saki Giichi
Saito Yasuka
Takabayashi Izumi
Yukihiro Takiguchi
Akaike Shouzou
Tetsuya Makita
Nozaki Daisuke
Wataru Hatano
Yoshizawa Michio
Sakaguchi Ryo
Katakura Toshihisa
Hiroki Aiba
Inoue Sachi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yokoyama Kazuhiro
Writers: Shinobu Goto, Hiroko Kanasugi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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Fun facts 🍿

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Takumi-kun Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yokoyama Kazuhiro, shot by Atsuhiro Nabeshima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Yanagishita Tomo and Keisuke Kato and Saito Yasuka carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yokoyama Kazuhiro directs. Atsuhiro Nabeshima behind the camera. Gen Wano scores. Yokoyama Kazuhiro cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Part of the "Takumi-kun Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Yokoyama Kazuhiro, shot by Atsuhiro Nabeshima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Gen Wano. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Yokoyama Kazuhiro shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Yanagishita Tomo and Keisuke Kato and Saito Yasuka carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt1235445 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.