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Cast
| Teppei Koike | ... |
Asato
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| Hiroshi Tamaki | ... |
Takeo
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| Chiaki Kuriyama | ... |
Shiho
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Yuki Saitô | ... |
Kyoko Ono
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Shigeru Izumiya | ... |
Kosuke Kanda
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Hikari Tobita | ... |
Asato (child)
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Directed by
| Tatsuya Hagishima | ||
Written by
| Otsuichi | ... | (based upon the novel) |
| Kenji Bando | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Masatake Kondô | ... | producer |
Music by
| Yoshihiro Ike | ||
Cinematography by
| Kôichi Nakayama | ||
Editing by
| Hiroaki Morishita | ||
Art Direction by
| Tatsuya Ishimori | ||
Sound Department
| Masatoshi Katsumata | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Hiroaki Masuko | ... | production sound mixer |
Production Companies
- Avex Entertainment
- Burning Productions
- Shirogumi
- Studio Swan
- Toei Company
- Toei Picture Company Productions
Distributors
- Serenity Entertainment International (2008) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- Toei Company (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Universe Laser & Video Co. Ltd. (2009) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
Special Effects
- G-Style (visual effects)
- Picopico Shinbun
- Shirogumi
Other Companies
- Continental Far East (Dolby consultant)
- Kodak Japan (film stock supplied by)
- NK Tokki (grip equipment supplied by)
- Omnibus Japan (camera equipment supplied by)
- Sony PCL (digital intermediate)
- Toei Labo Tech (film recording and prints)
Storyline
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Asato (Koike Teppei) is a young man who returns to a slummy neighbourhood (referred to as 'The Street') to be near his Mum who is in prison. He is like the Empath in Star Trek, able to transfer other people's injuries and is unable to walk past a child with a grazed knee or broken arm without helping them. He is protected from street thugs by Takeo (Hiroshi Tamaki), another troubled young man who is a street thug and who has issues involving his father who is lying in a coma in hospital. The third member of their group is a young waitress, Shihi (Chiaki Kuriyama), who has her own secret. Written by George C. |
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