New Kimagure Orange Road: Summer's Beginning (1996)
The Kimagure Orange Road series centers on a teenage romantic triangle: Hikaru and Madoka were best friends until they fell for Kyosuke, an understated hero with psychic powers. In 1991, the 19-year-old Kyosuke is struck by car and propelled three years into the future, where he tries to understand the changes that have taken place in his world. Madoka and Hikaru have grown up to become a promising songwriter and a student of drama and dance, respectively; the older Kyosuke is a student-photographer on assignment in Bosnia. The problem of two Kyosukes coexisting is played for laughs, including a sequence where the 22-year-old Kyosuke counsels his younger self. The filmmakers expect the viewer to know the characters from the OAVs, although designs have been changed. The result is a Pax-style romantic fantasy, rather than a sci-fi adventure.
Director:
Kunihiko Yuyama
Writer:
Kenji Terada
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Toru Furuya as Kyosuke Kasuga (voice) |
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Eriko Hara as Hikaru Hiyama (voice) |
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Hiromi Tsuru as Madoka Ayukawa (voice) |
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Chieko Honda as Kurumi Kasuga (voice) |
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Kenichi Ogata as Grandpa (voice) |
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Michie Tomizawa as Manami Kasuga (voice) |
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Reiko Suzuki as Grandma (voice) |
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Yasunori Matsumoto as Mitsuru Hayakawa (voice) |
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Hiroko Konishi as Girl at Abcb/Receptionist (voice) |
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Isshin Chiba as Man A/New Abcb Master (voice) |
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Keiichi Nanba as Seiji Komatsu (voice) |
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Maria Kawamura as Madoka's Sister (voice) |
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Naoki Tatsuta as Kazuya Hatta (voice) |
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Nobuo Tobita as TV Announcer (voice) |
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Urara Takano as Shuri Anzai (voice) |
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Yusaku Yara as Master (voice) |
| Writing | Kenji Terada | Screenplay |
| Sound | Noriyoshi Matsuura | Sound Director |
| Camera | Toshiyuki Fukushima | Director of Photography |
| Production | Masamichi Fujiwara | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nobuhisa Sakata | Executive Producer |
| Production | Yuji Nunokawa | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kiichirou Yamazaki | Producer |
| Production | Masako Fukuyo | Producer |
| Production | Mitsuru Oshima | Producer |
| Production | Reiko Fukakusa | Producer |
| Editing | Shuichi Kakesu | Editor |
| Directing | Kunihiko Yuyama | Director |
| Production | Chuji Nakajima | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Yuki Kajiura | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Shichiro Kobayashi | Art Direction |
| Editing | Yasue Funami | Editor |
| Writing | Izumi Matsumoto | Original Story |
