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
Movie: Bunny Drop
Romaji: Usagi Drop
Japanese: うさぎドロップ
Director: SABU
Writer: Yumi Unita (manga)
Producer: Osamu Fujioka, Koichi Yamazaki, Osamu Kubota, Tomoko Machida Hiroaki Kitano, Koji Hyakutake, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Yasushi Udagawa, Kei Haruna, Yuichi Shibahara
Cinematographer: Hiro Yanagida
Release Date: August 20, 2011
Runtime: 114 min.
Distributor: Showgate
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Plot
27-year-old Daikichi (Ken’ichi Matsuyama) is a single young man who is trusted by his peers at work. Daikichi then attends his grandfather’s funeral. At the funeral the attendees learn that Daikichi’s grandfather bore an illegitimate daughter with an unknown mother. The girl’s name is Rin (Mana Ashida) and she is just six years old. Everybody in Daikichi’s family looks at the girl as an embarrassment and wants no part of her. Daikichi, annoyed by his family’s attitude, decides to raise Rin by himself. Daikichi has no experience in raising a child. He soon learns the difficulties in raising a child as a single parent …
Cast
Kenichi Matsuyama, Karina, Mana Ashida, Mirei Kiritani, Mayu Kitaki, Ruiki Sato, Gou Ayano, Ryo Kimura, Atsuko Takahata, Chizuru Ikewaki, Jun Fubuki, Baijaku Nakamura
Mirei Kiritani, AKB48 – Mitsumune Kaoru (光宗薫), Rina Aizaawa, Morita Suzuka, Yuki Morisaki, Ichimichi Mao, Sizuka Ryu
