Movie·2009·1h 27m

Sad Boyfriend

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 悲しいボーイフレンド

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.

Written By

Saeki Nejime

Cinematography

Kazuhiro Suzuki

Editor

Ken Himida

Themes

japannostalgiaromancekobe japan

Production House

Voice & Heart
Office Regulus

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Cast

Yasufumi Terawaki

Yasufumi Terawaki

Iwatsu

Saki Terashima

Saki Terashima

Kana

Yuya Matsushita

Yuya Matsushita

School-age Iwatsu

Rina Uchiyama

Rina Uchiyama

Teacher

Kurumi Shimizu

Kurumi Shimizu

Yui Ueda

// crew

Crew

Saeki Nejime

Screenplay

Yōka Kusano

Screenplay, Director

Ken Himida

Editor

Kazuhiro Suzuki

Kazuhiro Suzuki

Director of Photography

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