Sad Boyfriend (2009)
37 year old sales manager Iwatsu is so caught up in work, he's unable to truly live his life. One night while looking at his graduation album on his phone, he receives a sudden call from a girl named Kana. He's taken to his hometown Kobe, where he lived as a teenager. Slowly, by way of Kana, Iwatsu's past is resuscitated.
Director:
Yōka Kusano
Writers:
Yōka Kusano, Saeki Nejime.
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Yasufumi Terawaki as Iwatsu |
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Saki Terashima as Kana |
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Yuya Matsushita as School-age Iwatsu |
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Rina Uchiyama as Teacher |
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Kurumi Shimizu as |
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Yui Ueda as |
| Sound | Motoyoshi Tai | Music Producer |
| Writing | Yōka Kusano | Screenplay |
| Sound | Yuya Matsushita | Theme Song Performance |
| Writing | Saeki Nejime | Screenplay |
| Directing | Yōka Kusano | Director |
| Editing | Ken Himida | Editor |
| Directing | Chimura Toshimitsu | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Tatsuya Murayama | Music |
| Camera | Kazuhiro Suzuki | Director of Photography |