Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl

2019 1h 30m JA

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8.2

BANGER

★8.2TMDB · 619

AnimationRomanceDramaFantasy

Synopsis

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In Fujisawa, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. Blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted by the appearance of his first crush, Shoko Makinohara.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kaito Ishikawa
Sakuta Azusagawa (voice)
Asami Seto
Mai Sakurajima (voice)
Inori Minase
Shoko Makinohara (voice)
Nao Toyama
Tomoe Koga (voice)
Atsumi Tanezaki
Rio Futaba (voice)
Maaya Uchida
Nodoka Toyohama (voice)
Yurika Kubo
Kaede Azusagawa (voice)
Yuma Uchida
Yuma Kunimi (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Soichi Masui
Writers: Masahiro Yokotani, Masahiro Shinohara, Ryuta Ono
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Rascal Does Not Dream Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Soichi Masui, shot by Yoshihiro Sekiya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Akinori Mishima 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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Kaito Ishikawa and Asami Seto and Inori Minase carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9881586 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Soichi Masui directs. Yoshihiro Sekiya behind the camera. Akinori Mishima cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Part of the "Rascal Does Not Dream Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Soichi Masui, shot by Yoshihiro Sekiya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Akinori Mishima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kaito Ishikawa and Asami Seto and Inori Minase carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt9881586 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 11 themes, including "afterlife", "supernatural", "sequel", "tragedy".
9Released under 10 different titles around the world.