Heavenly Forest

2006 1h 56m JA

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7.5

BANGER

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7.4

IMDB

★7.5TMDB · 99★7.4IMDB · 3,729

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Synopsis

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Amateur photographer Makoto and the homely but endearing Shizuru meet during their university entrance ceremony and become instant friends. Shy by nature, Makoto finds himself opening up around Shizuru, who is secretly in love with him.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hiroshi Tamaki
Makoto Segawa
Aoi Miyazaki
Shizuru Satonaka
Meisa Kuroki
Miyuki Toyama
Munetaka Aoki
Ryo Shirohama
Keisuke Koide
Kyohei Sekiguchi
Yûya Ogawa
Asae Oonishi
Yuka Yaguchi
Misa Uehara
Saki Inoue

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takehiko Shinjo
Writers: Kenji Bando
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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Released 20 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takehiko Shinjo, shot by Mitsuru Komiyama. 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 Yoshihiro Ike. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yoshifumi Fukazawa 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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Hiroshi Tamaki and Aoi Miyazaki and Meisa Kuroki carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0872022 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 99 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Takehiko Shinjo directs. Mitsuru Komiyama behind the camera. Yoshihiro Ike scores. Yoshifumi Fukazawa cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Released 20 years ago.
2Directed by Takehiko Shinjo, shot by Mitsuru Komiyama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Yoshihiro Ike. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Yoshifumi Fukazawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Hiroshi Tamaki and Aoi Miyazaki and Meisa Kuroki carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0872022 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 99 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.