Release Date

February, 21st, 2009

Running Time

85 min

Genre

Drama , Feature

Color

Color

Screening Format

35mm

Screen Size

American Vista (1:1.85)

Sound Processing

Dolby SR

[ Directed by ]

• KITAGAWA Eriko

[ Produced by ]

• IWAI Shunji
• KOBAYASHI Takeshi

[ Cast ]

• KITANO Kie ── Hiro
• OKADA Masaki ── Shu
• MIZOBATA Junpei ── Tasuku
• NAKA Riisa ── Meme
• OSAWA Takao ── Hirabayashi

[ Staff ]

• KITAGAWA Eriko ── Screenplay
• TSUNODA Shinichi ── Cinematography
• KITAGAWA Eriko ── Editor
• IWAI Shunji ── Editor
• KOBAYASHI Takeshi ── Music

[ Production Company ]

CINE QUA NON, GENTOSHA, Rockwell Eyes

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

CINE QUA NON

[ Story ]

The directorial debut of Kitagawa Eriko, who has written a large number of popular TV drama series, including ‘Long Vacation.' Produced by filmmaker Iwai Shunji and musician Kobayashi Takeshi, the film spins the life-sized troubles of a high-school couple as they face graduation and collegeentrance exams, with a delicate touch and a pervasive feel of fresh air. The cast's natural expressions and dialogue, largely ad-libbed, gives a sense of reality to the teenagers' naïve romance. Hiro (Kitano Kie), a high-school senior in Hokkaido, has a crush on Shu (Okada Masaki), the captain of the basketball team and an excellent student. She nearly faints whenever he comes near, and she frets about her inability to express her feelings, but by chance one day Shu confesses his love to her and she ends up on Cloud Nine. But Hiro plans to attend the local college of social work, while Shu has his sights set on Waseda University in Tokyo. Hearing this, Hiro erupts: "How could you start a relationship with me, when you knew you'd be going so far away?" and she refuses to speak to him.

[ Official Site ]

http://halfway-movie.jp/

[ Premiere ]

World Premiere: Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Films 2009

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival 2009

Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2009

[ Contact (International) ]

GAGA Corporation
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