- Hana and Alice
Infobox_Film
name = Hana & Alice (花とアリス)
writer =Shunji Iwai
starring =Anne Suzuki Yû Aoi Tomohiro Kaku
director =Shunji Iwai
producer =Shunji Iwai
distributor =Toho
Rockwell Eyes
released =March 13 2004
runtime = 135 min.
language = Japanese
music =Shunji Iwai
imdb_id = 0407851 |"Hana and Alice" (2004) is a
Japanese film by directorShunji Iwai . The film, Shot on HDdigital video by thedirector of photography ,Noboru Shinoda , who shared a longstanding working relationship withShunji Iwai , concerns the life of two girls, the titular Hana (Anne Suzuki ) and Alice (Yû Aoi ), and the stress placed on their friendship as they move into high school.Originally shot as a series of
short films for the 30th anniversary ofKit-Kat inJapan , it was later expanded into a feature film by Iwai and received theatrical release in Japan in2004 . It moved into theaters in otherAsia n territories later in 2004 and2005 , and into westernfilm festivals , such asNew York Asian Film Festival andSeattle International Film Festival .Cast
* Hana Arai -
Anne Suzuki
* Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice) -Yû Aoi
* Masashi Miyamoto (Mr. Miya) -Tomohiro Kaku
* Kayo Arisugawa (Alice's mother) -Shoko Aida
* Boy friend of Alice's mother - Hiroshi Abe
* Kenji Kuroyanagi (Alice's father) -Sei Hiraizumi
* Ryo Taguchi (Fashion Photographer) -Takao Osawa
* Fashion Shoot Coordinator -Ryoko Hirosue
* Cameo -Ayumi Ito
* Cameo (as herself) - Mika KanoAwards
* Best Actress:
Yû Aoi , 2005 -Japanese Professional Movie Award Box Office
Box office gross:
*Japan: ¥2,490,000,000
*Opening Week Gross: ¥200, 150, 000
*In release: 12 WeeksExternal links
*imdb title|id=0407851|title=Hana and Alice
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