Haikyu!! the Movie: The End and the Beginning

2015 1h 29m JA

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★8.4TMDB · 47

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Synopsis

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Shouyou Hinata, after losing to Kitagawa Daiichi Junior High's setter Tobio Kageyama in his first official volleyball match, transfers to Karasuno High, intent on finally having a proper volleyball team and getting his revenge on Kageyama. Upon arrival at Karasuno, however, Hinata finds out Kageyama has also gone to Karasuno. Initially at odds with each other, the two form an oddball combination and fight together with the other members of the volleyball club. Karasuno reunites with a former rival school, Nekoma High, in a practice match and reignites their school rivalry.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ayumu Murase
Shoyo Hinata (voice)
Kaito Ishikawa
Tobio Kageyama (voice)
Koki Uchiyama
Kei Tsukishima (voice)
Soma Saito
Tadashi Yamaguchi (voice)
Nobuhiko Okamoto
Yu Nishinoya (voice)
Toshiki Masuda
Chikara Ennoshita (voice)
Yuu Hayashi
Ryunosuke Tanaka (voice)
Miyu Irino
Koshi Sugawara (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Susumu Mitsunaka
Writers: Susumu Mitsunaka, Takuya Sato, Taku Kishimoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Haikyu!! Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Susumu Mitsunaka, shot by Yumiko Nakata. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Ayumu Murase and Kaito Ishikawa and Koki Uchiyama carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5443130 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Susumu Mitsunaka directs. Yumiko Nakata behind the camera. Asami Tachibana scores. Junichi Uematsu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Part of the "Haikyu!! Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Susumu Mitsunaka, shot by Yumiko Nakata. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Asami Tachibana. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Junichi Uematsu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ayumu Murase and Kaito Ishikawa and Koki Uchiyama carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt5443130 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 11 themes, including "sports", "volleyball", "compilation", "based on manga".