Hana & Alice

"Best friends and boyfriends, which one will you choose?"

2004 2h 15m JA

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 140

DramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Two teenage best pals attracted to the same boy end up scrambling his life after he walks into a door and is knocked unconscious.

“Best friends and boyfriends, which one will you choose?”

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Cast

Anne Suzuki
Hana Arai
Yu Aoi
Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)
Tomohiro Kaku
Masashi Miyamoto
Shoko Aida
Kayo Arisugawa
Hiroshi Abe
Alice's Mother's Companion
Sei Hiraizumi
Alice's Father
Tae Kimura
Ballet Teacher
Takao Osawa
Ryo Taguchi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shunji Iwai
Writers: Shunji Iwai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Hana and Alice Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shunji Iwai, shot by Noboru Shinoda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shunji Iwai 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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Anne Suzuki and Yu Aoi and Tomohiro Kaku carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Best friends and boyfriends, which one will you choose?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0407851 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shunji Iwai directs. Noboru Shinoda behind the camera. Shunji Iwai cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Released 22 years ago.
2Part of the "Hana and Alice Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Shunji Iwai, shot by Noboru Shinoda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Shunji Iwai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Anne Suzuki and Yu Aoi and Tomohiro Kaku carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Best friends and boyfriends, which one will you choose?".
7IMDB entry: tt0407851 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.