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 director Shunji Iwai. The film, Shot on HD digital video by the director of photography, Noboru Shinoda, who shared a longstanding working relationship with Shunji 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 of Kit-Kat in Japan, it was later expanded into a feature film by Iwai and received theatrical release in Japan in 2004. It moved into theaters in other Asian territories later in 2004 and 2005, and into western film festivals, such as New York Asian Film Festival and Seattle 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 Kano

Awards

* 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 Weeks

External links

*imdb title|id=0407851|title=Hana and Alice