Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation

2023 0h 50m JA

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 54

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Synopsis

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As Sasaki prepares for his college entrance exams, Miyano tries to make the most of their limited time together while grappling with his own emotions.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yusuke Shirai
Shuumei Sasaki (voice)
Soma Saito
Yoshikazu Miyano (voice)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Taiga Hirano (voice)
Yuki Ono
Jirou Ogasawara (voice)
Yuma Uchida
Masato Hanzawa (voice)
Ryohei Arai
Tasuku Kuresawa (voice)
Mitsuhiro Ichiki
Gonzaburou Tashiro (voice)
Nobunaga Shimazaki
Akira Kagiura (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shinji Ishihira
Writers: Yoshiko Nakamura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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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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Original score by Kana Shibue. 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 Akane Shiraishi 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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Yusuke Shirai and Soma Saito and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt29092780 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 54 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shinji Ishihira directs. Kana Shibue scores. Akane Shiraishi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Kana Shibue. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Akane Shiraishi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yusuke Shirai and Soma Saito and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt29092780 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 54 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "high school", "bisexuality", "sequel", "coming of age".