Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac

2010 2h 4m JA

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 17

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Diving to save a camera from a fall down a flight of stairs, high school junior Naomi Sukuse wakes with no memory of the last four years. Naomi must remember who she was and figure out who she wants to be in this story of love and second chances.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Maki Horikita
Naomi Sukuse
Kenichi Matsuyama
Yûji Miwa
Yuya Tegoshi
Mirai Hasegawa
Anton Yelchin
Ace Zuckerman
Emma Roberts
Alice Leeds
Misa Shimizu
Mrs. Hasegawa
Atsuro Watabe
Gorô Sukuse
Reika Kirishima
Seiko Hospital Receptionist

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hans Canosa
Writers: Gabrielle Zevin
Languages: English, Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hans Canosa, shot by Jaron Presant. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Phyllis Housen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Maki Horikita and Kenichi Matsuyama and Yuya Tegoshi carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1330229 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hans Canosa directs. Jaron Presant behind the camera. Phyllis Housen cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in English, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Hans Canosa, shot by Jaron Presant. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Phyllis Housen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Maki Horikita and Kenichi Matsuyama and Yuya Tegoshi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1330229 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.