Movie: Welcome Home, Hayabusa
Romaji: Okaeri Hayabusa
Japanese: おかえり、はやぶさ
Director: Katsuhide Motoki
Writer: Arisa Kaneko
Producer: Kenichi Tamura, Chiaki Noji, Hideaki Miyoshi, Junichi Sakomoto
Cinematographer: Junichi Fujisawa
Release Date: March 10, 2012
Runtime: 114 min.
Distributor: Shochiku
Genre: Drama
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Plot
Kento Ohashi (Tatsuya Fujiwara) is a novice ion engine developer working on a team that is launching the unmanned Hayabusa spacecraft into outerspace. His father Isao (Tomokazu Miura) was the leader of a previously failed space probe named Nozomi. Now, Kento pursues his dreams and his father’s while experiencing the unexpected surprises that comes with the Hayabusa’s 7 year odyssey.
Cast:
Yuko Takeuchi – Megumi Mizusawa
Toshiyuki Nishida – Yasuhiro Matoba
Masahiro Takashima – Kenichi Sakagami
Shiro Sano – Koichi Kawabuchi
Koji Yamamoto – Manabu Tajima
Shingo Tsurumi – Osamu Kita
Toshio Kakei – Yutaka Yabuki
Miwako Ichikawa – Kanako Odajima
Masahiro Komoto – Takayuki Hirayama
Magi – Tetsuya Fukumoto
Jiro Sato – Hideki Isomura
Bokuzo Masana – Koji Nagashima
Goro Oishi
Yoshihiro Nozoe – council member
Taro Suwa – Chairman Tanabe
Sabu Kawahara – Chairman Sagawa
Hana Kino – Kazuyo
Yoneko Matsukane – supermarket clerk
Yoshikazu Ebisu – grandfather
Keiko Toda – newscaster
Movie: Arakawa Under the Bridge The Movie (International English title)
Romaji: Arakawa Anda Za Burijji
Japanese: 荒川アンダー ザ ブリッジ
Director: Ken Iizuka
Writer: Hikaru Nakamura (manga), Ken Iizuka
Producer: Koji Taguchi, Toshiaki Muramatsu, Gou Syukuri, Hiroo Maruyama
Cinematographer: Daiske Soma
Release Date: February 4, 2012
Runtime: 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Plot
Kou Ichinomiya (Kento Hayashi) comes from a wealthy family & his father runs a famous company. Kou is smart enough to already run several high-flying firms. From an early age Kou’s father taught him to never owe anybody anything. Because of this, when he does owe someone something he will suffer an asthma attack. He’s obsessed with never becoming in debt to another person.
One day, Kou falls into the Arakawa River and is saved by homeless girl Nino (Mirei Kiritani). Kou is in debt to Nino for saving his life. With his obsession over never owing something to another person, Kou asks Nino if there is any way he can pay her back. The girl doesn’t want anything. Kou persists in paying back his debt to her and finally Nino aks Kou to love her. Kou will then start to live under the Arakawa River bridge with Nino and other homeless persons …
Cast:
Kento Hayashi – Riku
Mirei Kiritani – Nino
Nana Katase – Maria
Yuu Shirota – Sister
Natsumi Abe – P-ko
Shun Oguri – Village Chief
Takayuki Yamada – Hoshi
Toru Tezuka – Shiro
Norihisa Hiranuma – Billy
Kurume Arisaka – Jacqueline
Eri Tokunaga – Stella
Taro Suruga – Last Samurai
Takaya Kamikawa – Seki Ichinomiya
Masahiro Takashima – Takayashiki
Kazuyuki Asano – Takai
Waka Inoue – Shimazaki
Takuto Sueoka – Tetsuo
Raito Mashiko – Tetsuro
