Sad Boyfriend (2009)

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 27M

Director : Yōka Kusano
Writer : Yōka Kusano, Saeki Nejime

Synopsis

37 year old sales manager Iwatsu is so caught up in work, he's unable to truly live his life. One night while looking at his graduation album on his phone, he receives a sudden call from a girl named Kana. He's taken to his hometown Kobe, where he lived as a teenager. Slowly, by way of Kana, Iwatsu's past is resuscitated.

Actors

Yasufumi Terawaki
Yasufumi Terawaki
Iwatsu
Saki Terashima
Saki Terashima
Kana
Yuya Matsushita
Yuya Matsushita
School-age Iwatsu
Rina Uchiyama
Rina Uchiyama
Teacher
Kurumi Shimizu
Kurumi Shimizu
Yui Ueda
Yui Ueda

Crews

Yōka Kusano
Yōka Kusano
Director
Yōka Kusano
Yōka Kusano
Screenplay
Saeki Nejime
Saeki Nejime
Screenplay
Tatsuya Murayama
Tatsuya Murayama
Music
Yuya Matsushita
Yuya Matsushita
Theme Song Performance
Ken Himida
Ken Himida
Editor
Chimura Toshimitsu
Chimura Toshimitsu
Assistant Director
Kazuhiro Suzuki
Kazuhiro Suzuki
Director of Photography
Tai Motoyoshi
Tai Motoyoshi
Music Producer

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