Friendship

1998 1h 43m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Fourteen-year old student Ayumi has leukemia and starts losing hair. She becomes depressed but receives overwhelming support from her classmates when they all shave their heads for her.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mika Mifune
Toshiro Yanagiba
Mitsuru Hirata
Ken Nakamoto
Yukie Kagawa
Yasunari Mekata
Toshie Negishi
Hisashi Igawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Seiji Izumi
Writers: Naoko Ito, Hiroichi Fuse, Seiji Izumi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Seiji Izumi, shot by Shōhei Andō. 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 Michiru Oshima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Mika Mifune and Toshiro Yanagiba and Mitsuru Hirata carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0243677 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Seiji Izumi directs. Shōhei Andō behind the camera. Michiru Oshima scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Seiji Izumi, shot by Shōhei Andō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Michiru Oshima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Mika Mifune and Toshiro Yanagiba and Mitsuru Hirata carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0243677 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.