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Goodbye to Our Kindergarten

Goodbye to Our Kindergarten

Not to cry no matter what happens.

20117.72h 9m

Overview

One day, five kindergarten children suddenly disappear from a kindergarten in Tokyo, sending their teachers and parents into a panic. The five of them are connecting on trains and headed to an unfamiliar place for some purpose.

Directed by Nobuo Mizuta
Written by Yuji Sakamoto
Produced by Hisashi Tsugiya
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Top Cast

Mana Ashida

Mana Ashida

Kanna Yamazaki

Hikari Mitsushima

Hikari Mitsushima

Mari Yoshiki

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Ruiki Sato

Takujitsu Uehara

R

Ryoka Ihara

Yui Kishimoto

H

Hiroyuki Kuroda

Shunyuu Horikawa

Miyu Honda

Miyu Honda

Mikoto Mochida

T

Tomoya Hashimoto

Hiromu Taniguchi

Megumi Yokoyama

Megumi Yokoyama

Satomi Kishimoto

Maki Mizuno

Maki Mizuno

Takako Osawa

Shuri

Shuri

Fumina Hatada

Themes & Keywords

friendshipschoolchildhood

About Goodbye to Our Kindergarten

Goodbye to Our Kindergarten is a drama, family film released in 2011 exploring themes of friendship, school, childhood. Directed by Nobuo Mizuta, it stars Mana Ashida, Hikari Mitsushima, Ruiki Sato. One day, five kindergarten children suddenly disappear from a kindergarten in Tokyo, sending their teachers and parents into a panic. The five of them are connecting on trains and headed to an unfamiliar place for some purpose.

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