Hibi Rock

2014 1h 41m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

ComedyMusic

Synopsis

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Young rocker Takuro meets pop star Saki at one of his band's shows. When she asks him to write a song for her, their views on life and music collide.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shuhei Nomura
Takuro Hibinuma
Fumi Nikaido
Saki Utagawa
Tomoya Maeno
Mamoru Kusakabe
Keisuke Okamoto
Akira Yoda
Motoki Ochiai
Shinjo
Yutaro Furutachi
Yuichiro Inukai
Yoko Kita
Machiko Machida
Yoshikazu Ebisu
Shocho san

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yu Irie
Writers: Kota Fukihara, Yu Irie
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 12 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 Yu Irie, shot by Sohei Tanikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hiroki Nishigata 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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Shuhei Nomura and Fumi Nikaido and Tomoya Maeno carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3579168 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yu Irie directs. Sohei Tanikawa behind the camera. Hiroki Nishigata cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Yu Irie, shot by Sohei Tanikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Hiroki Nishigata shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Shuhei Nomura and Fumi Nikaido and Tomoya Maeno carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt3579168 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.