Aiko 16-sai

1983 1h 38m JA

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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Aiko 16 years old is a novel by Akemi Hotta, set in Nagoya this story depicts the school life of Aiko Mita, a high school student who belongs to the Japanese archery club.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yasuko Tomita
Aiko Mita
Yumi Asano
Motoko
Yumiko Fujita
Yoshiko Mita
Sakae Igami
Shihono
Hiroshi Inuzuka
Shiro Mita
Misa Kawai
Beniko Hanaoka
Shiro Kishibe
Yutaka Hashimoto
Akiko Kitamura
Ikuyo Yano

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Akiyoshi Imazeki
Writers: Akemi Hotta, Chiho Katsura, Mitsuhiko Akita
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Akiyoshi Imazeki, shot by Hideo Hara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nobutake Kamiya 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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Yasuko Tomita and Yumi Asano and Yumiko Fujita carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0382525 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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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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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Akiyoshi Imazeki directs. Hideo Hara behind the camera. Nobutake Kamiya cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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143 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Akiyoshi Imazeki, shot by Hideo Hara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Nobutake Kamiya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Yasuko Tomita and Yumi Asano and Yumiko Fujita carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0382525 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.