Asahinagu

2017 1h 45m JA

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 20

Drama

Synopsis

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Asahi Tojima (Nanase Nishino) is a first grade high school student. She is small and weak physically. Asahi Tojima decides to change herself. She enrolls in the naginata (Japanese blade) club at her school. She works hard with the other club members and targets the national competition.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nanase Nishino
Tojima Asahi
Reika Sakurai
Yosomura Shoko
Sayuri Matsumura
Konno Sakura
Mai Shiraishi
Miyaji Maharu
Marika Ito
Nogami Eri
Miu Tomita
Okura Fumino
Erika Ikuta
Ichido Nene
Yuria Eda
Inoue Junko

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tsutomu Hanabusa
Writers: Tsutomu Hanabusa, Ai Kozaki, Tsutomu Hanabusa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by MICHIRU. 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 Naoichiro Sagara 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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Nanase Nishino and Reika Sakurai and Sayuri Matsumura carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6568190 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tsutomu Hanabusa directs. MICHIRU scores. Naoichiro Sagara cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Original score by MICHIRU. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
3Editor Naoichiro Sagara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Nanase Nishino and Reika Sakurai and Sayuri Matsumura carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt6568190 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.