CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

A pioneering roboticist awakens in 2025 after decades in cryosleep. To change the past and reunite with his adopted sister, he seeks a way back to 1995.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Kento Yamazaki

Kento Yamazaki

高倉宗一郎

Kaya Kiyohara

Kaya Kiyohara

松下璃子

Naohito Fujiki

Naohito Fujiki

ヒューマノイドロボット "ピート"

Natsuna

Natsuna

白石鈴

Hidekazu Mashima

Hidekazu Mashima

松下和人

Kenta Hamano

Kenta Hamano

坪井剛太

Tomorô Taguchi

Tomorô Taguchi

遠井準之助

Rin Takanashi

Rin Takanashi

佐藤みどり