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Book Girl
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Book Girl

2010-05-01 · 102 min · ★ 6.3

Animation · Drama · Romance

Konoha Inoue and Tōko Amano, the Literary Girl, as she calls herself, are the sole members of their high school literature club. Their lives will be altered when Konoha's past, forgotten for a long time, reaches the present, involving them in a whirlwind of feelings where love, jealousy, revenge, remorse and forgiveness struggle to prevail.

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Directors
Shunsuke Tada
Production companies
Production I.G, Enterbrain, Lantis, T.O. Entertainment, Pony Canyon, KADOKAWA
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kana HanazawaKana HanazawaTōko Amano (voice)
Miyu IrinoMiyu IrinoKonoha Inoue (voice)
Aki ToyosakiAki ToyosakiChia Takeda (voice)
Asami ShimodaAsami ShimodaKurara Mori (voice)
Aya HiranoAya HiranoMiu Asakura (voice)
Daisuke OnoDaisuke OnoKazushi Akutagawa (voice)
Mamoru MiyanoMamoru MiyanoRyūto Sakurai (voice)
Nana MizukiNana MizukiNanase Kotobuki (voice)
Shizuka ItohShizuka ItohMaki Himekura (voice)
Yuka NishigakiYuka NishigakiEri (voice)
Minami TsudaMinami TsudaMaika Inoue (voice)
Chika TamuraChika TamuraMiki (voice)
Chiwa SaitoChiwa SaitoYoung Konoha Inoue (voice)
Masaya OnosakaMasaya OnosakaKonoha's Father (voice)
Aya HisakawaAya HisakawaKonoha's Mother (voice)
Kaori YamagataKaori YamagataMiu's Mother (voice)

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