Kimagure Orange Road: Shonen Jump Special

1985 0h 25m JA

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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Kyosuke, Madoka, Hiraku & friend go on a vacation to the beach, staying in 2 cabins, boys in one, girls in another. It's basically Kyosuke & Madoka get together, & Hiraku flirts with the blond guy friend. Then, Kyosuke & Madoka go night swimming with dangerous results.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Akari Hibino
Hikaru (voice)
Eiko Yamada
Yūsaku (voice)
Saeko Shimazu
Madoka (voice)
Yu Mizushima
Kyōsuke (voice)
Yuko Mita
Kazuya (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tomomi Mochizuki
Writers: Kazunori Ito, Izumi Matsumoto, Izumi Matsumoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Kimagure Orange☆Road Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Akari Hibino and Eiko Yamada and Saeko Shimazu carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13445858 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tomomi Mochizuki directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Kimagure Orange☆Road Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Akari Hibino and Eiko Yamada and Saeko Shimazu carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt13445858 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.