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Ao no hono-o

  • 20032003
  • K-15K-15
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Ao no hono-o (2003)
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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... 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
964
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POPULARITY
84,040
15,529
  • 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 Kushimori
    Aya Matsuura
    • Noriko Fukuhara
    Kumiko Akiyoshi
    • Yuuko Kushimori
    Kansai Yamamoto
    • Ryuji Sone
    Baijaku Nakamura
    • Eiji Yamamoto
    Anne Suzuki
    Anne Suzuki
    • Haruka Kushimori
    Naomasa Musaka
    • Masashi Kano
    Toshiaki Karasawa
    • Shintaro Kanzaki
    Naoto Takenaka
    Naoto Takenaka
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    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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    9/10
    An amazing film, nothing of what you would expect from the two lead actors
    I was really shocked when I saw the film Ao no Honou. Was it because of the plot? No. Because of the subject matter? Not really. The truth was, I was amazed at how well these two pop stars, Nino and Ayaya, could really act. I was expecting, considering the cast consisted of a Hello! Project front girl and a Johnny's Jr. boy, a cute movie about kids in high school. Maybe Kazunari Ninomiya could act a little bit, and maybe Aya Matsuura was thrown in to have a cute face and sing the theme song. Boy was I ever wrong. Ao no Honou dived deep into the psyche of a young man's head, without an obvious voice over theme or very many ways to communicate his thoughts (minus the subtle tape recorder device). It showed what this youth does to protect his family and live his life, but everything he did was natural, from the big, plot-point-esquire actions, to the tiny gestures that Japanese filmmakers are so good at capturing on screen. As the best movies will, Ao no Honou brings you into the movie, and if something shocking, sickening, frightening, depressing, or just tear-worthy happens, you'll feel it. You won't easily forget the face of the talented Ninomiya, either, and don't be surprised if his character's struggles are on your mind for days after watching Ao no Honou.
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    • Feb 12, 2005

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

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