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The Kirishima Thing

The Kirishima Thing

20126.91h 43m

Overview

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

Directed by Daihachi Yoshida
Written by Ryo Asai, Kohei Kiyasu, Daihachi Yoshida
Produced by Takahiro Sato, Yoko Edami, Kazuhisa Kitajima
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Top Cast

Ryunosuke Kamiki

Ryunosuke Kamiki

Ryoya Maeda

Ai Hashimoto

Ai Hashimoto

Kasumi Higashihara

Masahiro Higashide

Masahiro Higashide

Hiroki Kikuchi

Suzuka Ohgo

Suzuka Ohgo

Aya Sawashima

Kurumi Shimizu

Kurumi Shimizu

Mika Miyabe

Mizuki Yamamoto

Mizuki Yamamoto

Risa

Mayu Matsuoka

Mayu Matsuoka

Sana

Motoki Ochiai

Motoki Ochiai

Ryuta

Kodai Asaka

Kodai Asaka

Tomohiro

Tomoya Maeno

Tomoya Maeno

Takefumi

Themes & Keywords

high schooljapanbased on novel or bookvolleyballdisappearancefilmmakinghigh school studentschool clubjapanese high schoolrelationshipsbukatsu

About The Kirishima Thing

The Kirishima Thing is a drama film released in 2012 exploring themes of high school, japan, based on novel or book, volleyball, disappearance, filmmaking. Directed by Daihachi Yoshida, it stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Ai Hashimoto, Masahiro Higashide. 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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