The Pot of Promise - First Love in Arita

20160 JA

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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"Yakusoku no Utsuwa - Arita no Hatsukoi" will be set in the town of Arita, and will be a youth story highlighting the scenery of Arita. It will star Hiro Shimono in the role of Jun Uchiyama, and Saori Hayami in the role of Nao Akiyama.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hiro Shimono
Jun Uchiyama (voice)
Saori Hayami
Nao Akino (voice)
Rikiya Koyama
Jun's father (voice)
Rieko Takahashi
Jun's mother (voice)
Nao Toyama
Rinko Yamaguchi (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Junji Nishimura
Writers: Mari Okada, Keigo Koyanagi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "An Animation Through Saga Prefecture" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Junji Nishimura, shot by Megumi Enomoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Hiro Shimono and Saori Hayami and Rikiya Koyama carry the top of the cast.

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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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The take

Junji Nishimura directs. Megumi Enomoto behind the camera. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Released 10 years ago.
2Part of the "An Animation Through Saga Prefecture" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Junji Nishimura, shot by Megumi Enomoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Hiro Shimono and Saori Hayami and Rikiya Koyama carry the top of the cast.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Megumi Enomoto
Status: Released
Original language: JA

Part of

An Animation Through Saga Prefecture

Shorts set in Saga prefecture, and are highlighting the prefecture's culture. "Yakusoku no Utsuwa - Arita no Hatsukoi" will be set in the town of Arita, and will be a youth story highlighting the scenery of Arita. "Fuyu no Chikai, Natsu no Matsuri - Takeoshi no Dai-Kusunoki" is set in the city of Takeoshi, and will center on two characters, a boy and a girl, who grow up watched over by a large camphor tree that endures the time and seasons.