No Longer Heroine

2015 1h 52m JA

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 75

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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Hatori Matsuzaki is a female high school student. She has a crush on her childhood friend Rita Terasaka and believes he will eventually choose her as her heroine, but Rita Terasaka begins dating Miho Adachi. Meanwhile, the most popular male student, Kosuke Hiromitsu takes an interest in Hatori Matsuzaki.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mirei Kiritani
Hatori Matsuzaki
Kento Yamazaki
Rita Terasaka
Kentaro Sakaguchi
Kosuke Hiromitsu
Ayano Fukuda
Kyoko Nakajima
Miwako Wagatsuma
Miho Adachi
Maryjun Takahashi
Emi
Akira Nakao
Akira Nakao
Shingo Yanagisawa
Shingo Yanagisawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tsutomu Hanabusa
Writers: Erika Yoshida
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa, shot by Takashi Komatsu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Mirei Kiritani and Kento Yamazaki and Kentaro Sakaguchi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4396042 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Tsutomu Hanabusa directs. Takashi Komatsu behind the camera. Masaru Yokoyama scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa, shot by Takashi Komatsu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Masaru Yokoyama. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Mirei Kiritani and Kento Yamazaki and Kentaro Sakaguchi carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt4396042 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
7Classified under 8 themes, including "high school", "japan", "jealousy", "love triangle".