My Rainy Days

2009 1h 59m JA

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 144

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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A cold and calculating high school student falls in love for the first time with a professor, but he's dying of brain cancer.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nozomi Sasaki
Rio Ozawa
Shosuke Tanihara
Kouki
Hikaru Yamamoto
Tomoko
Mitsuki Oishi
Maki
Araki Nanaki
Miho
Saki Kagami
Naoko
Motoki Fukami
Yuuji
Wakana Sakai
Kaori Ozawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yuri Kanchiku
Writers: Yuri Kanchiku
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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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 Yuri Kanchiku, shot by Shinichi Tsunoda. 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 Zentaro Watanabe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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ERA

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Editor Emi Onodera 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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Nozomi Sasaki and Shosuke Tanihara and Hikaru Yamamoto carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1538401 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yuri Kanchiku directs. Shinichi Tsunoda behind the camera. Zentaro Watanabe scores. Emi Onodera cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 17 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Yuri Kanchiku, shot by Shinichi Tsunoda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Zentaro Watanabe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Emi Onodera shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Nozomi Sasaki and Shosuke Tanihara and Hikaru Yamamoto carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1538401 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 10 different titles around the world.