Juvenile

2000 1h 37m JA

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7.4

SOLID

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IMDB

★7.4TMDB · 5★6IMDB · 158

Science Fiction

Synopsis

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11-year-old Yusuke and his classmates camp in the woods and see a strange light. They discover a small metallic object like a robot which talks, calls himself Tetra and knows Yusuke's name. Tetra can create wonderful gadgets but actually has to save the world with Yusuke's help from extraterrestrials with bad intentions.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shingo Katori
Soichiro Kanzaki
Miki Sakai
Noriko Kinoshita
Anne Suzuki
Misaki Kinoshita
Yuya Endo
Yusuke Sakamoto
Kyôtaro Shimizu
Hidetaka Ono
Yuki
Toshiya Matsuoka
Katsumi Takahashi
Yusuke's Father
Kuniko Asagi
Yusuke's Mother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Writers: Takashi Yamazaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, shot by Kōzō Shibazaki. 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 Yasuaki Shimizu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Shingo Katori and Miki Sakai and Anne Suzuki carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0223593 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takashi Yamazaki directs. Kōzō Shibazaki behind the camera. Yasuaki Shimizu scores. Yoshio Kitazawa cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, shot by Kōzō Shibazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Yasuaki Shimizu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Yoshio Kitazawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Shingo Katori and Miki Sakai and Anne Suzuki carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0223593 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.