A Bolt from the Blue

2014 1h 36m JA

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 7

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Haruo has a dream to become the best magician, but, so far, he is only a marginal magician. Haruo also doesn't have parents. He then goes back 40 years in time to Asakusa, Tokyo. There, he meets his parents when they were young and he learns the secret of his birth.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yo Oizumi
Haruo Domeki / Shotaro Domeki
Ko Shibasaki
Etsuko Hanamura
Gekidan Hitori
Shotaro Domeki
Takashi Sasano
Morio Kazama
Tasuku Emoto
Tomoya Maeno
Yuko Kibiki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gekidan Hitori
Writers: Atsuko Hashibe, Gekidan Hitori, Gekidan Hitori
Languages: Japanese, English
Countries: Japan

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1 / 7

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Yo Oizumi and Ko Shibasaki and Gekidan Hitori carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3090326 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gekidan Hitori directs. Naoki Sato scores. Junnosuke Hogaki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.
3Original score by Naoki Sato. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Junnosuke Hogaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Yo Oizumi and Ko Shibasaki and Gekidan Hitori carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt3090326 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.