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No Longer Heroine
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No Longer Heroine

2015-09-19 · 112 min · ★ 6.6

Comedy · Drama · Romance

Hatori Matsuzaki is a female high school student. She has a crush on her childhood friend Rita Terasaka and believes he will eventually choose her as her heroine, but Rita Terasaka begins dating Miho Adachi. Meanwhile, the most popular male student, Kosuke Hiromitsu takes an interest in Hatori Matsuzaki.

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Directors
Tsutomu Hanabusa
Production companies
DUB, Warner Bros. Japan, Nippon Television Network Corporation, dentsu, PARCO, VAP, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Nippan Group Holdings, Sony Music Labels, GYAO, Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company, Miyagi Television Broadcasting, Shizuoka Daiichi Television, Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company, Hiroshima Telecasting, Fukuoka Broadcasting System
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Mirei KiritaniMirei KiritaniHatori Matsuzaki
Kento YamazakiKento YamazakiRita Terasaka
Kentaro SakaguchiKentaro SakaguchiKosuke Hiromitsu
Ayano FukudaAyano FukudaKyoko Nakajima
Miwako WagatsumaMiwako WagatsumaMiho Adachi
Maryjun TakahashiMaryjun TakahashiEmi
Akira NakaoAkira NakaoAkira Nakao
Shingo YanagisawaShingo YanagisawaShingo Yanagisawa
Rokkaku SeijiRokkaku SeijiSelf
Mari HamadaMari HamadaRita's Mother
Riki TakeuchiRiki TakeuchiMan of High School Cafeteria
Akira NakaoAkira NakaoSelf
Ruka WakabayashiRuka WakabayashiKindergartener
Hiroki Jyahana
DaichiKindergartener
Towa ArakiTowa ArakiChibi Toshioki

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