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Christmas in January

Christmas in January

19910h 45m

Overview

Based on one of Iwadate Mariko's short stories appearing in the shoujo manga monthly magazine Margaret. This is a character study of a rather traumatized young woman who develops a crush on a man who lives next door to her.

Directed by Satoshi Dezaki
Written by Keiju Kurumino, Mariko Iwadate
Produced by Setsuko Shibuichi, Makoto Kubota
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Top Cast

Megumi Hayashibara

Megumi Hayashibara

Mizuki (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Junsho Fujioka (voice)

Noriko Hidaka

Noriko Hidaka

Seiko Kashiwagi (voice)

Issei Futamata

Issei Futamata

Boy (voice)

Yuzuru Fujimoto

Yuzuru Fujimoto

Junsho's Father (voice)

Katsunosuke Hori

Katsunosuke Hori

Akira Ishida

Akira Ishida

Mitsuaki Madono

Mitsuaki Madono

M

Momoko Ishi

Themes & Keywords

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About Christmas in January

Christmas in January is a animation, drama, romance film released in 1991 exploring themes of based on manga, angst, shoujo, christmas, anime, trust issues. Directed by Satoshi Dezaki, it stars Megumi Hayashibara, Takehito Koyasu, Noriko Hidaka. Based on one of Iwadate Mariko's short stories appearing in the shoujo manga monthly magazine Margaret. This is a character study of a rather traumatized young woman who develops a crush on a man who lives next door to her.

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