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Half-Broken Music Box

Half-Broken Music Box

20105.20h 30m

Overview

In 2039, helper androids are widespread as general purpose electronics. Keiichirou lost his family in a traffic accident and retired from his band. One day, he finds an old model android in a garbage dump. He takes her home and names her "Flower".

Directed by Keiichiro Kawaguchi
Written by Shin'ichi Inotsume
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Top Cast

Tetsuya Kakihara

Tetsuya Kakihara

Keiichirou (voice)

Masumi Asano

Masumi Asano

Flower (voice)

Yuka Iguchi

Yuka Iguchi

Ichimaru

Eri Nakao

Eri Nakao

Iris

Shintaro Asanuma

Shintaro Asanuma

Shunpei

Themes & Keywords

androidslice of lifealternative presentanime

About Half-Broken Music Box

Half-Broken Music Box is a animation, drama film released in 2010 exploring themes of android, slice of life, alternative present, anime. Directed by Keiichiro Kawaguchi, it stars Tetsuya Kakihara, Masumi Asano, Yuka Iguchi. In 2039, helper androids are widespread as general purpose electronics. Keiichirou lost his family in a traffic accident and retired from his band. One day, he finds an old model android in a garbage dump. He takes her home and names her "Flower".

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