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Ao no hono-o

  • 20032003
  • 1h 56m
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7.2/10
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Ao no hono-o (2003)
  • Drama
  • Crime
  • Romance
A 17 y.o. Japanese secondary school student is living happily with his mom and sister but one day his stepdad returns, drunk much of the time and cruel to his mom and sister. Is there such a... Read allA 17 y.o. Japanese secondary school student is living happily with his mom and sister but one day his stepdad returns, drunk much of the time and cruel to his mom and sister. Is there such a thing as the perfect murder?A 17 y.o. Japanese secondary school student is living happily with his mom and sister but one day his stepdad returns, drunk much of the time and cruel to his mom and sister. Is there such a thing as the perfect murder?
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
949
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  • Director
    • Yukio Ninagawa
  • Writers
    • Yukio Ninagawa(screenplay)
    • Takuya Miyawaki(screenplay)
    • Yûsuke Kishi(novel)
  • Stars
    • Kazunari Ninomiya
    • Aya Matsuura
    • Kumiko Akiyoshi
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  • Director
    • Yukio Ninagawa
  • Writers
    • Yukio Ninagawa(screenplay)
    • Takuya Miyawaki(screenplay)
    • Yûsuke Kishi(novel)
  • Stars
    • Kazunari Ninomiya
    • Aya Matsuura
    • Kumiko Akiyoshi
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    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Kazunari Ninomiya
    Kazunari Ninomiya
    • Shuuichi Kushimorias Shuuichi Kushimori
    Aya Matsuura
    • Noriko Fukuharaas Noriko Fukuhara
    Kumiko Akiyoshi
    • Yuuko Kushimorias Yuuko Kushimori
    Kansai Yamamoto
    • Ryuji Soneas Ryuji Sone
    Baijaku Nakamura
    • Eiji Yamamotoas Eiji Yamamoto
    Anne Suzuki
    Anne Suzuki
    • Haruka Kushimorias Haruka Kushimori
    Naomasa Musaka
    • Masashi Kanoas Masashi Kano
    Toshiaki Karasawa
    • Shintaro Kanzakias Shintaro Kanzaki
    Naoto Takenaka
    Naoto Takenaka
    • Shishobako no Otokoas Shishobako no Otoko
    Mike Han
    Yôsuke Kawamura
    Koji Yamamoto
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    • Director
      • Yukio Ninagawa
    • Writers
      • Yukio Ninagawa(screenplay)
      • Takuya Miyawaki(screenplay)
      • Yûsuke Kishi(novel)
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    A 17 y.o. Japanese secondary school student is living happily with his mom and sister but one day his stepdad returns, drunk much of the time and cruel to his mom and sister. Is there such a thing as the perfect murder?
    • family relationships
    • train
    • train station
    • tape recorder
    • suicide
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      • Drama
      • Crime
      • Romance
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    Great Japanese movie
    This great Japanese movie is for people that have the hability to watch non-American movies, non-Hollywood movies. Not that it is slow, boring, cult, or anything, is just because this film contains very subtle references to Japanese culture. Anyway this is a very basic script filmed in a very poetic way. The film has everything: emotion, action, and drama. The film has centered its action in life of a 17-year old Japanese boy that drinks whiskey at night alone in his very particular room. The drama around the mess that his family bonds have become, is the driver for an astonishing snowball of events. He won't list his favourite things to the girl that follows his action days, but in the end the list goes on and on and keeps emotioning the viewer until a point of... Very good movie.
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    • Nov 24, 2004

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    • Release date
      • March 15, 2003 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • The Blue Light
    • Production companies
      • Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co.
      • Asmik Ace Entertainment
      • Hakuhodo
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,443,142
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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