
Haikyu!! The Movie: Talent and Sense(2017)
A compilation film depicting the match against Aoba Johsai High School in the second season of the anime series. It will also include new scenes portraying what happened after the match.


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

Ryunosuke Kamiki
Ryoya Maeda

Ai Hashimoto
Kasumi Higashihara

Masahiro Higashide
Hiroki Kikuchi

Suzuka Ohgo
Aya Sawashima

Kurumi Shimizu
Mika Miyabe

Mizuki Yamamoto
Risa

Mayu Matsuoka
Sana

Motoki Ochiai
Ryuta

Kodai Asaka
Tomohiro

Tomoya Maeno
Takefumi
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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