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A Story of Yonosuke

A Story of Yonosuke

20137.12h 40m

Overview

The year is 1987 and Japan is just reaching the peak of its economic success. Eighteen-year old Yonosuke Yokomichi arrives in Tokyo from Nagasaki. Ordinary in every way possible, he lives in a suburb far from the excitement of the big city and commutes to a university in the center of Tokyo.

Directed by Shuichi Okita
Written by Shuichi Yoshida, Shiro Maeda, Shuichi Okita
Produced by Toshikazu Nishigaya, Yasushi Yamazaki
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Top Cast

Kengo Kora

Kengo Kora

Yonosuke Yokomichi

Yuriko Yoshitaka

Yuriko Yoshitaka

Shōko Yosano

Sosuke Ikematsu

Sosuke Ikematsu

Ippei Kuramochi

Ayumi Ito

Ayumi Ito

Chiharu Katase

Go Ayano

Go Ayano

Yusuke Kato

Aki Asakura

Aki Asakura

Yui Akutsu

Mei Kurokawa

Mei Kurokawa

Sakura Osaki

Tasuku Emoto

Tasuku Emoto

Ozawa

Aimi Satsukawa

Aimi Satsukawa

Mutsumi Toi

Keiko Horiuchi

Keiko Horiuchi

Kaori Yosano

Themes & Keywords

growing uptokyo, japanuniversity

About A Story of Yonosuke

A Story of Yonosuke is a drama, romance, comedy film released in 2013 exploring themes of growing up, tokyo, japan, university. Directed by Shuichi Okita, it stars Kengo Kora, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Sosuke Ikematsu. The year is 1987 and Japan is just reaching the peak of its economic success. Eighteen-year old Yonosuke Yokomichi arrives in Tokyo from Nagasaki. Ordinary in every way possible, he lives in a suburb far from the excitement of the big city and commutes to a university in the center of Tokyo.

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