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Ai monogatari

  • Video
  • 1991
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
61
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Ai monogatari (1991)
Adult AnimationAnimeSeinenAnimationDramaRomance

An anime anthology of nine love stories.An anime anthology of nine love stories.An anime anthology of nine love stories.

  • Directors
    • Takashi Annô
    • Hiroshi Hamasaki
    • Mamoru Hamatsu
  • Writer
    • Kaiji Kawaguchi
  • Stars
    • Chô
    • Mika Doi
    • Hisao Egawa
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    61
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    • Directors
      • Takashi Annô
      • Hiroshi Hamasaki
      • Mamoru Hamatsu
    • Writer
      • Kaiji Kawaguchi
    • Stars
      • Chô
      • Mika Doi
      • Hisao Egawa
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Chô
    • Man B (segment "Lion and Pelican")
    • (as Yûichi Nagashima)
    Mika Doi
    Mika Doi
    • Youko (segment "Those Were the Days")
    Hisao Egawa
    • Gang Member A (segment "Those Were the Days")
    Hiroko Emori
    Hiroko Emori
    • Woman (segment "I Want To Hold Your Hand")
    Nobuyuki Furuta
    • Boss (segment "Stop Time")
    Noriko Hidaka
    • Natsuko (segment "Betrayal in the City")
    Masato Hirano
    • Boss (segment "I Can"t Stop Loving You")
    Shûichi Ikeda
    • Takeda (segment "Those Were the Days")
    Junji Kitajima
    • Ohno (segment "Hero")
    Michitaka Kobayashi
    • Fiancé (segment "Hero")
    Jûrôta Kosugi
    • Gang Member C (segment "Those Were The Days")
    Takeshi Kusao
    Takeshi Kusao
    • Jun (segment "Hero")
    Tomoko Maruo
    • Kaori (segment "Hero")
    Yasunori Matsumoto
    Yasunori Matsumoto
    • Tatsuo (segment "I Want To Hold Your Hand")
    Yûko Mizutani
    • Eiko (segment "Hero")
    Toshiyuki Morikawa
    Toshiyuki Morikawa
    • Yakuza (segment "Let"s Spend the Night Together")
    Shigeru Nakahara
    Shigeru Nakahara
    • Kenji (segment "Betrayal in the City")
    Ryôtarô Okiayu
    Ryôtarô Okiayu
    • Gang Member B (segment "Those Were the Days")
    • Directors
      • Takashi Annô
      • Hiroshi Hamasaki
      • Mamoru Hamatsu
    • Writer
      • Kaiji Kawaguchi
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Each short is named after a music piece, which features in the short.
    • Soundtracks
      White Christmas
      Written by Irving Berlin

      Performed by Bing Crosby

      Courtesy of MCA Records

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 24, 1991 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Kawaguchi Kaiji's 9 Love Stories
    • Production companies
      • Animate Film
      • Studio DEEN
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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