The verdict
There are not yet enough audience votes to give this a reliable score. It is not currently playing in Hong Kong cinemas. Category IIA · 57 minutes.
What it is about
Fujino is an elementary student publishing 4-panel manga in a student publication. She receives high praise from her classmates until her teacher tells her that truant student, Kyomoto, wants to try her hand at a 4-panel manga. Their love of manga is the one thing connecting these contrary girls. One day, however, something happens to them that shatters everything… A heart-wrenching and impactful story of youth.
What to expect
Kiyotaka Oshiyama and Hirokazu Kore-eda co-direct this compact 57-minute anime about two primary-school girls whose shared obsession with four-panel manga turns a classroom rivalry into an intimate, life-altering friendship. The movie earns its IIA certificate through emotional weight rather than spectacle, sitting closer to a quiet character study than a teen melodrama. From October 8 it screens across 6 cinemas in 6 districts, with 36 showings in the first week and tickets starting at HK$60. Japanese audio with English and Chinese subtitles.
Trailer
Cast
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Natsuki Deguchi
Fujino - Voice Cast: Yumi Kawai
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Aju Makita
Kyomoto - Mizuki Yoshida
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Fuuri Nanase
Young Fujino -
Rokka Okada
Young Kyomoto -
Masaki Suda
Maeda -
Kankuro Kudo
Tamai -
Kayo Noro
Akari -
Ryo Ikeda
Hitoshi -
Miyu Sasaki
Megumi -
Maho Yamada
Manabe
Crew
- Director Kiyotaka Oshiyama
- Director Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Writer Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Original Music Composer Yuta Bandoh
- Director of Photography Senzo Ueno
- Editor Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Producer Daiju Koide
- Executive Producer Muneyuki Kii
Common questions
- How long is the movie?
- 57 minutes.
- What is the Hong Kong certificate?
- IIA. Suitable for ages 12 and above; younger children may attend with parental guidance.
- What language and subtitles are available?
- Japanese audio with English and Chinese subtitles.
- How widely is it playing?
- 36 screenings across 6 cinemas in 6 districts during its first week. Tickets from HK$60.
