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My Friend "A" (2018)

Can you still open your heart to a friend who turns out to be "Boy A," the young murderer of that notorious case?

Genre : Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery

Runtime : 2H 9M

Director : Takahisa Zeze
Writer : Takahisa Zeze

Synopsis

An ex-journalist Masuda whose article caused a scandalous fatality now works at a small factory. He learns that his colleague Suzuki is a former convict who killed some children back in middle school. Trying to get back his old job, Masuda secretly starts to write a piece on Suzuki while befriending him. The more he learns about his colleague, however, the more Masuda remembers his younger self, a boy who triggered his classmate's suicide.

Actors

Toma Ikuta
Toma Ikuta
Masuda Junichi
Eita Nagayama
Eita Nagayama
Suzuki Hideto / Aoyagi Kentaro
Kaho
Kaho
Fujisawa Miyoko
Mizuki Yamamoto
Mizuki Yamamoto
Sugimoto Kiyomi
Yasuko Tomita
Yasuko Tomita
Shiraishi Yayoi
Koichi Sato
Koichi Sato
Yamauchi Shuji
Munetaka Aoki
Munetaka Aoki
Bartender Kosugi
Kanji Furutachi
Kanji Furutachi
Editor-in-Chief Sudo
Mantaro Koichi
Mantaro Koichi
President Kawashima
Ken'ichi Yajima
Ken'ichi Yajima
Director Murakami
Shugo Oshinari
Shugo Oshinari
Tatsuya Karaki
Jun Murakami
Jun Murakami
Takeshi
Naomi Nishida
Naomi Nishida
Tomoko Yamauchi
Reiko Kataoka
Reiko Kataoka
Manami
Hoshi Ishida
Hoshi Ishida
Yamauchi Masato
Ayu Kitaura
Ayu Kitaura
Chihiro
Maki Sakai
Maki Sakai
Sachiko Sakurai
Shohei Uno
Shohei Uno
Taxi Company Clerk
Shima Onishi
Shima Onishi
Kishigami
Makiko Watanabe
Makiko Watanabe
Asako Shinozuka
Ken Mitsuishi
Ken Mitsuishi
Shinozuka
Jiei Wakabayashi
Jiei Wakabayashi
Manabe Kazuki
Aju Makita
Aju Makita
Shiraishi Yui

Crews

Gaku Yakumaru
Gaku Yakumaru
Novel
Takahisa Zeze
Takahisa Zeze
Director
Takahisa Zeze
Takahisa Zeze
Screenplay
Ryo Otaki
Ryo Otaki
Producer
Hideki Hoshino
Hideki Hoshino
Producer
Yoshihiro Hanno
Yoshihiro Hanno
Original Music Composer
Atsuhiro Nabeshima
Atsuhiro Nabeshima
Director of Photography
Ryo Hayano
Ryo Hayano
Editor
Toshihiro Isomi
Toshihiro Isomi
Art Direction

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