Kiss Him, Not Me

2020 1h 30m JA

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6.4

MID

★6.4TMDB · 21

RomanceComedy

Synopsis

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Kae is a fat high school girl who is a 'fujoshi', which is girls who enjoy reading homosexual romance novels. She is dismayed when her favourite character is killed off. She is unwell and refuses to eat. She loses weight. As a side-effect she is thin and suddenly popular at school. Boys begin to pursue her. She has a choice of suitors and can pick a boy of her liking. They are all pretty.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hokuto Yoshino
Yuma Mutsumi
Fuju Kamio
Yusuke Igarashi
Nonoka Yamaguchi
Kaori Serinuma
Miu Tomita
Kaori Serinuma
Asahi Ito
Nozomi Nanashima
So Okuno
Hayato Shinomiya
Miku Uehara
Amane
Naho Toda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Norihisa Hiranuma
Writers: Nami Kikkawa, Shohei Fukuda, Kei Watanabe
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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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Norihisa Hiranuma, shot by Masaya Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Another. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Hiroki Nishigata 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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Hokuto Yoshino and Fuju Kamio and Nonoka Yamaguchi carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11595702 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Norihisa Hiranuma directs. Masaya Suzuki behind the camera. Another scores. Hiroki Nishigata cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 6 years ago.
3Directed by Norihisa Hiranuma, shot by Masaya Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Another. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Hiroki Nishigata shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Hokuto Yoshino and Fuju Kamio and Nonoka Yamaguchi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt11595702 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.