Hankyū Densha
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{{Infobox film
| name = Hankyu Densha
| image = Hankyu Densha-p1.jpg
| alt =
| caption = movie poster
| director = Yoshishige Miyake
| producer =
| writer = Yoshikazu Okada
| based_on = "Hankyu Densha" by Hiro Arikawa
| starring = Miki Nakatani
| music =
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| studio = Cocoon Co., Ltd.
| distributor = Toho
| released = {{Film date|2011|04|23|Kansai, Japan|2011|04|29|other regions of Japan|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
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{{Nihongo|Hankyū Densha| 阪急電車 片道15分の奇跡| Hankyū densha katamichi 15-fun-no kiseki}} is a 2011 Japanese film. It is based on the novel Hankyū Densha by Hiro Arikawa{{Cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | title =Mana Ashida joins "Hankyu Densha" cast | work = Sports Hochi | publisher = tokyograph | date =28 November 2010 | url = http://www.tokyograph.com/news/mana-ashida-joins-hankyu-densha-cast | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2011-02-26}} and directed by Yoshishige Miyake. It was released in cinemas in the Kansai region of Japan on April 23, 2011, and then in other regions of the country from April 29.
The stage for the story is the commuter railway Hankyū Imazu Line in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.{{Cite web | last = Ouellette | first = Kevin | authorlink = | title = Hankyu Densha | work = Nippon Cinema | publisher = Nippon Cinema | date = 11 February 2011 | url = http://www.nipponcinema.com/trailers/hankyu-densha-trailer | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2011-03-01 | archive-date = 2011-02-16 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110216004618/http://www.nipponcinema.com/trailers/hankyu-densha-trailer | url-status = dead }}
Cast
- Miki Nakatani as Shoko Takase, an office lady in her 30s. She was engaged to her boyfriend when she entered the company, but he was stolen away by a younger co-worker.{{Cite web | author = HPriest | authorlink = | title = Miki Nakatani stars in "Hankyu Densha" movie | work = Kawaii Joyuu | publisher = Kawaii Joyuu | date = 5 August 2010 | url = http://www.kawaii-joyuu.com/2010/08/05/miki-nakatani-stars-in-hankyu-densha-movie/ | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2011-03-01 | archive-date = 2012-03-14 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120314123747/http://www.kawaii-joyuu.com/2010/08/05/miki-nakatani-stars-in-hankyu-densha-movie/ | url-status = dead }}
- Erika Toda as Misa Morioka, a college student with a good-for-nothing boyfriend.
- Kaho Minami as Yasue Ito
- Tetsuji Tamayama as Ryuta Toyama
- Nobuko Miyamoto as Tokie Hagiwara, a traditional old woman and the grandmother of Ami. The young Tokie was played by Mei Kurokawa.
- Kasumi Arimura as Etsuko Kadota
- Mana Ashida as Ami Hagiwara, Tokie's suffering granddaughter.{{Cite web | author = HPriest | authorlink = | title =Press conference held for "Hankyu Densha", starring Nakatani Miki and Toda Erika | work = Cinema Today, Mantan-Web | publisher = tokyohive | date =22 February 2011 | url = http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/02/press-conference-held-for-hankyu-densha-starring-nakatani-miki-and-toda-erika/ | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2011-03-10}} Ashida was selected for this role because she is from Nishinomiya, Hyogo, and is able to speak naturally in the Kansai dialect.
- Mikahoa Mina as a housewife who is part of a circle of women who have a rich husband.
- Ryo Katsuji as Keiichi Kosaka
- Yū Koyanagi as Katsuya
- Suzuka Morita as Etsuko's friend
- Mitsuki Tanimura as Miho Gondawara
- Saki Aibu as Mayumi
- Tsutomu Takahashi as Kengo
Film festival
This film was featured in the 3rd Okinawa International Movie Festival in the "Peace" category.{{cite web|url=http://www.oimf.jp/en/lineup/peace/hankyudensha.php |title=Okinawa International Movie Festival Homepage |access-date=2011-04-11 |work=Okinawa International Movie Festival Execution Committee |date= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724103755/http://www.oimf.jp/en/lineup/peace/hankyudensha.php |archive-date=2011-07-24 }}
References
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External links
- {{official website |http://hankyudensha-movie.com/}}
- {{IMDb title |1703814}}
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Category:Films based on Japanese novels
Category:Films directed by Yoshishige Miyake
Category:Films with screenplays by Yoshikazu Okada
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