To Pen a Book (2024)
A protagonist, Tetsuhiro is on a journey to overcome writer’s block that was caused by the tragedy of a small village he wrote about in his bestselling novel. Simultaneously, he visits his favorite book shops, meets with his friends and encounters new people so to ease his emotional pain. From Tochigi, then to Kyoto and finally in Kagawa, he finds his own bestselling book during his journey, but will this give him an answer to the reason why he could not write any more?
Director:
Tetsuo Shinohara
Writer:
Sensho Ichika
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Toshihiro Yashiba as |
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Maki Miyamoto as |
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Tomoharu Hasegawa as |
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Kumiko Endo as |
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Daijiro Kawaoka as |
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Mariko Munekiyo as |
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Ren Ishikawa as |
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Konomi Watanabe as |
| Directing | Tetsuo Shinohara | Director |
| Art | Tsutomu Omachi | Production Design |
| Writing | Sensho Ichika | Screenplay |
| Production | Sensho Ichika | Casting |
| Production | Sensho Ichika | Producer |
| Crew | Shogo Ueno | Cinematography |
| Sound | Masaharu Tanabe | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Yasushi Tanaka | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Yasushi Tanaka | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Inagawa Miki | Color Grading |