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The Kirishima Thing
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The Kirishima Thing

2012-08-11 · 103 min · ★ 6.9

Drama

A story about the disappearance of Kirishima, a star athlete of the volleyball club, and how his disappearance affects every person in school.

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Directors
Daihachi Yoshida
Production companies
Nippon Television Network Corporation, AX-ON, Shueisha, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, VAP, D.N. Dream Partners, AMUSE, WOWOW
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ryunosuke KamikiRyunosuke KamikiRyoya Maeda
Ai HashimotoAi HashimotoKasumi Higashihara
Masahiro HigashideMasahiro HigashideHiroki Kikuchi
Suzuka OhgoSuzuka OhgoAya Sawashima
Kurumi ShimizuKurumi ShimizuMika Miyabe
Mizuki YamamotoMizuki YamamotoRisa
Mayu MatsuokaMayu MatsuokaSana
Motoki OchiaiMotoki OchiaiRyuta
Kodai AsakaKodai AsakaTomohiro
Tomoya MaenoTomoya MaenoTakefumi
Shuhei TakahashiCaptain
Nobuyuki SuzukiNobuyuki SuzukiKubo
Isao EnamotoHino
Takemi FujiiTakemi FujiiShiori
Taiga NakanoTaiga NakanoFûsuke Koizume
Hideto IwaiHideto IwaiKatayama
Tomohumi OkumuraTomohumi OkumuraRooftop Boy
Naoki IchiiNaoki IchiiTsutsumi
Goro KuriharaOkamoto
Hideki NagaiHideki NagaiVolleyball Coach

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