Nineteen 19

1990 0h 42m JA

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 2

AnimationRomanceDrama

Synopsis

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While in junior high, Kubota, had a major crush on Masana but she was dating Kazuya. Now in his senior year of high school, Kubota, still has a crush on Masana even though he hasn't seen her in years. A chance encounter leads to an interesting situation. It seems Masana has broken up with Kazuya and is ready for a new relationship. Or is she? Will Kubota be so blinded by his feelings that he fails to see what is really happening? Will he even care?! After all he could very easily lose his virginity by pretending that he doesn't. Adapted from the Nineteen manga.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hiromi Tsuru
Masana Fujisaki (voice)
Masaya Onosaka
Kazushi Kubota (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Kazuya Kawahara (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Hiroaki Kusano (voice)
Takehito Koyasu
Yagi (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Koichi Chigira
Writers: Yuji Kawahara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 42-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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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 Koichi Chigira, shot by Kinichi Ishikawa. 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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Original score by Hiroshi Sakamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Hiromi Tsuru and Masaya Onosaka and Koichi Yamadera carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0330699 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Koichi Chigira directs. Kinichi Ishikawa behind the camera. Hiroshi Sakamoto scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 42-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Koichi Chigira, shot by Kinichi Ishikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hiroshi Sakamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Hiromi Tsuru and Masaya Onosaka and Koichi Yamadera carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0330699 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.