Hanada Shonenshi -Yurei to Himitsu no Tunnel-

Boy Meets Ghost

花田少年史 -幽霊と秘密のトンネル-

(c) 2006 NTV/ KOWA/ VAP/ YTV/ YOMIURI SHIMBUN/ HOCHI SHIMBUN/ YOMIURI AGENCY/ SHOCHIKU

Release Date: August, 19th, 2006

Running Time: 123 min

Genre: Feature

Color: Color

Screening Format: 35mm

Screen Size: -

Sound Processing: -

[ Directed by ]

MIZUTA Nobuo

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

SUGA Kenta ── HANADA Ichiro
SHINOHARA Ryoko ── HANADA Toshie
TSUMABUKI Satoshi ── HANADA Daijiro

[ Staff ]

ISSHIKI Makoto ── Original Story
OMORI Sumio ── Screenplay
FUJIISHI Osamu ── Director of Photography
TANAKA Shinji ── Editing
IWASHIRO Taro ── Music
OZAWA Hidetaka ── Production Design

[ Production Company ]

NTV, Kouwa International, VAP, YTV, Yomiuri Shimbun, HOCHI SHIMBUN, YOMIURI AGENCY, SHOCHIKU

[ Story ]

Live action film based on a comic of the same title by Isshiki Makoto. With a touch of fantasy, the director, Mizuta Nobuo, depicts the big summer adventure of a lively boy, who has gained the ability to see ghosts, and his relationship with his family. Traditional countryside scenes are fused together with the latest CG, unfolding a story with new, but nostalgic images.
Hanada Ichiro (Suga Kenta) is poor, but leads a happy life with his cheerful family. One day, Ichiro darts out of his house on his bicycle after a quarrel with his mother (Shinohara Ryoko), and collides with a truck. He should have died then, but he is helped by the ghost of a high school girl, Seiko (Ando Nozomi), and is brought back to this world. When Ichiro wakes up, he has obtained the mysterious ability to see ghosts. Various ghosts appear in front of Ichiro, including the granny at the tobacconist; the high school girl, Seiko who saved Ichiro; his best friend's father; and a man who claims to be Ichiro's real father. Each ghost tells Ichiro of their lingering feelings that still remain in this world. Only when Ichiro resolves them, can the ghosts finally rest in peace.