Drama ·Romance · Japan · 2009 · 1h 27m

Sad Boyfriend

悲しいボーイフレンド

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Director
Yōka Kusano
Cast
Yasufumi Terawaki as Iwatsu Saki Terashima as Kana Yuya Matsushita as School-age Iwatsu Rina Uchiyama as Teacher Kurumi Shimizu as Yui Ueda as
Crew
Kazuhiro Suzuki — Director of Photography Ken Himida — Editor Yōka Kusano — Screenplay Saeki Nejime — Screenplay
Synopsis

37 year old sales manager Iwatsu is so caught up in work, he's unable to truly live his life. One night while looking at his graduation album on his phone, he receives a sudden call from a girl named Kana. He's taken to his hometown Kobe, where he lived as a teenager. Slowly, by way of Kana, Iwatsu's past is resuscitated.

Mood & Themes
japannostalgiaromancekobe japan
Key Collaborators
Yōka Kusano Director Kazuhiro Suzuki Director of Photography Ken Himida Editor Yōka Kusano Screenplay Saeki Nejime Screenplay
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