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Futari

  • 19911991
  • 2h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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POPULARITY
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25,706
Futari (1991)
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Follows two sisters, one clumsy and ignored, the other a perfect child. After the latter dies in an accident, she returns as a ghost to guide her little sister.Follows two sisters, one clumsy and ignored, the other a perfect child. After the latter dies in an accident, she returns as a ghost to guide her little sister.Follows two sisters, one clumsy and ignored, the other a perfect child. After the latter dies in an accident, she returns as a ghost to guide her little sister.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
271
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
73,000
25,706
  • Director
    • Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
  • Writers
    • Jirô Akagawa(novel)
    • Chiho Katsura
  • Stars
    • Hikari Ishida
    • Tomoko Nakajima
    • Toshinori Omi
Top credits
  • Director
    • Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
  • Writers
    • Jirô Akagawa(novel)
    • Chiho Katsura
  • Stars
    • Hikari Ishida
    • Tomoko Nakajima
    • Toshinori Omi
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    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
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    Hikari Ishida
    • Mika Kitao
    Tomoko Nakajima
    Tomoko Nakajima
    • Chizuko Kitao
    Toshinori Omi
    • Tomoya Kaminaga
    Tomoka Shibayama
    • Mako Hasebe
    Wakako Shimazaki
    • Keiko Nakanishi
    Noriko Nishiyama
    • Drama Club Captain
    Yuri Nakae
    • Mariko Maeno
    Kazuko Yoshiyuki
    Kazuko Yoshiyuki
    • Mariko's mother
    Wakaba Irie
    • Mako's mother
    Etsuko Nami
    • Teacher
    Hiromi Oda
    • Classmate
    Sachika Takahashi
    Mitae Nagata
    Hitomi Nakamura
    Yukari Yabe
    Chiharu Hototsuka
    Mayumi Fujimoto
    Junko Kitamura
    • Director
      • Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
    • Writers
      • Jirô Akagawa(novel)
      • Chiho Katsura
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    • Trivia
      Another of Obi's Omomichi tales {movies shot in his home town, e.g. House. Student, Girl Who Traveled Beyond The Time Barrier et al}
    • Soundtracks
      Two of Us
      Performed by Nobuhiko Obayashi & FRIENDS

      Written by Nobuhiko Ôbayashi

      Music by Joe Hisaishi

    User reviews3

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    1/10
    Horrible viewing experience
    First of all, terrible non-stop repetitive soundtrack, the music was just so annoying, disturbing, overly exaggerated. Then the lead young female character was not a likable person, even a quite slob. The whole screenplay just felt so weird and abnormal. My wife asked me to stop the movie after she's tried for 30 minutes. The soundtrack felt more like what we used to hear in a Japanese cartoon animation, so pointless and annoying. Nothing matched those two reviewers' 10/10 or 8/10. I'd give it a 0/10 if I could. Absolutely a quite repellent viewing experience.
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    • housearrestedever
    • Mar 19, 2022

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 11, 1991 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Chizuko's Younger Sister
    • Filming locations
      • Fukuyama City, Hiroshima, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Galuk Premium
      • NHK Enterprises
      • PSC
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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