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Hana and Alice
Why this pick
The live-action companion has the same delicately observed school-age friendship, offbeat humour, and Iwai’s interest in how small mysteries reshape a teenager’s inner world.
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MOVIE2015 1h 38m JPN
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
It tells the story of Alice Arisugawa, a transfer student who heard the strange rumor "Judas was killed by four other Judas" while sitting in class. Alice starts to investigate the rumor while revealing that the only person who knows the answer to her question might be her next-door neighbor and classmate Hana.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Aoi Yuu
Tetsuko
Anne Suzuki
Hana Arai
Ryo Katsuji
Koutarou Yuda
Haru Kuroki
Satomi Ogino
Sei Hiraizumi
Kenji Kuroyanagi