Directed by:
Isao YukisadaScreenplay:
Kankurô KudôCinematography:
Katsumi YanagijimaCast:
Yōsuke Kubozuka, Kō Shibasaki, Tarō Yamamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Hirofumi Arai, Gye-nam Myung, Masato Hagiwara, Asami Mizukawa, Ren Ōsugi, Yôji Tanaka, Min Kim (more)Plots(1)
Based on the award winning novel by Kazuki Kaneshiro. Sugihara (Yosuke Kubozuka) feels more like a misfit than most high school students, being the son of a Japanese mother (Shinobu Otake) and a North Korean father (Tsutomu Yamazaki). Changing schools does not help much, as he is simply taunted by a different group of kids. Fortunately, his father has given him boxing lessons to keep the bullies at bay. When Sugihara falls for the popular Sakurai (Kou Shibasaki) and she seems interested in him, he sees the possibility of being accepted. (Third Window Films)
(more)Cast
![Yōsuke Kubozuka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/639/164639494_47799f.jpg)
Yōsuke Kubozuka
Japan
![Kō Shibasaki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274407_6144ad.jpg)
Kō Shibasaki
Japan
Best movies:
Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World (2004)
Go (2001)
Memories of Matsuko (2006)
![Tarō Yamamoto](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886905_edd333.jpg)
Tarō Yamamoto
Japan
Best movies:
The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009)
Go (2001)
Battle Royale (2000)
![Tsutomu Yamazaki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/491/491555_225b8a.jpg)
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Japan
Best movies:
High and Low (1963)
Red Beard (1965)
Departures (2008)
![Hirofumi Arai](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/354/162354705_139018.png)
Hirofumi Arai
Japan
Best movies:
Confessions (2010)
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003)
Go (2001)
![Gye-nam Myung](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/946/160946604_194289.jpg)
Gye-nam Myung
South Korea
Best movies:
Address Unknown (2001)
Go (2001)
Ghost (2012) (series)
![Masato Hagiwara](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/164/164164605_6e2c32.jpg)
Masato Hagiwara
Japan
Best movies:
Go (2001)
Chaos (1999)
The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)
![Asami Mizukawa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/298/168298101_91lk8l.jpg)
Asami Mizukawa
Japan
Best movies:
Memories of Tomorrow (2006)
Go (2001)
Detective Conan: Kudo Shinichi's Written Challenge (2006) (TV movie)
![Ren Ōsugi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272793_3fbaf7.jpg)
Ren Ōsugi
Japan
Best movies:
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
By Player (2000)
Fireworks (1997)
![Yôji Tanaka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/174/168174702_794k11.jpg)
Yôji Tanaka
Japan
Best movies:
One Piece! (1999)
Kikujiro (1999)
By Player (2000)
![Min Kim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/704/161704424_ccd7f8.jpg)
Min Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
Go (2001)
An Affair (1998)
The Accidental Spy (2001)
![Kanji Tsuda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/401/166401351_0d987f.jpg)
Kanji Tsuda
Japan
Best movies:
Fireworks (1997)
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (2003)
Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World (2004)
![Shinobu Otake](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/768/159768481_7e24f6.jpg)
Shinobu Otake
Japan
Best movies:
Children of Nagasaki (1983)
Arrietty (2010)
The Wind Rises (2013)
![田中哲司](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/376/159376980_933721.jpg)
田中哲司
Japan
Best movies:
I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
Awaking (2006)
Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
![温水洋一](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/874/159874508_fde308.jpg)
温水洋一
Japan
Best movies:
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)
Little Forest: Winter & Spring (2015)
Little Forest: Summer/Autumn (2014)
上田耕一
Japan
Best movies:
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
By Player (2000)
Go (2001)
Tomoko Ishikawa
Best movies:
Go (2001)
![塩見三省](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/109/161109424_cc177f.jpg)
塩見三省
Japan
Best movies:
Eureka (2000)
Love Letter (1995)
Swallowtail & Butterfly (1996)
![Yoshiyuki Morishita](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/260/167260343_1230c8.jpg)
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Japan
Best movies:
Fireworks (1997)
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (2003)
Heavenly Forest (2006)
苅谷俊介
Japan
Best movies:
Sandakan hačibanšokan bókjó (1974)
Graveyard of Honor (1975)
Go (2001)