She subsequently portrayed tetsuko arisugawa in hana and alice 2004, also directed by iwai, kimiko tanigawa in the hula dancing film hula girls and hagumi hanamoto in the 2006. While she is not in the mobile game, parts of the opening dialogue suggests the plot takes place after the psp game. Hana and alice murder case is a japanese rotoscoped youth drama film written and directed by shunji iwai. Hana and alice are bff, doing all the goofy, giddy things together that school age girls do.
But then the love triangle plot starts and even though the boy is really dumb, its quite cruel what happens and goes on for way too long. Usa, any known expiry dates and new episodesseasons, the ratings and cast etc. 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, and the stress placed on their friendship as they move into. It premiered at the cannes film festival on may 2004 and was released publicly in japan by cine qua non on august. Hana and alice is a 2004 japanese teen romance film by director shunji iwai. When two best friends develop a crush on the same boy, they develop a. In this comedy, two teenage best pals attracted to the same boy end up. It is the prequel to iwais 2004 liveaction film, hana. But even a little feature film and gaming will appear from time to time.
The case of hana and alice unusual toon technique transforms this lowkey prequel to a 2004 japanese favorite into a more internationally marketable animestyle outing. Hana anne suzuki and arisu yu aoi are a pair of 15yearold girls who have been best. Whereas the practice of adapting popular anime series into liveaction films seems to be an everincreasing phenomenon, less common is the reverse films that start out in liveaction and later make the move to animation but thats the case with the case of hana and alice, the new prequel to director shunji iwais 2004 hana and alice, a quirky comingofage story about two. The film began as a series of commercials for kitkat nestle remains. So im not terribly surprised hana and alice are back as are the original.
Upon entering high school, two best friends named hana and alice notice a boy a year older them while waiting for the train, and they both develop a pretty. Watch full episode of hana and alice japanese drama. A hybrid of cg and rotoscoping, the animation in the case of hana and alice looks frankly amateurish. Jonathan banks joining netflixs f is for family season 4. Hana to hebi aka flower and snake 2004 scene 7 of 12. Aside from the ballet scenes, which are animated quite beautifully, the remainder of the film moves at a sluggish, difficulttowatch framerate, and characters move in unnatural jerky motions that recall early cg anime like freedom a level. She made her film debut as shiori tsuda in shunji iwais 2001 film all about lily chouchou. Hana learns that masashi is a member of the storytelling club, which prompts her to join as a member. Hana and alice, hana to arisu is a 2004 japanese teen romance film by director shunji iwai. Raised on an iconic diet of voltron, robotech, megazone, and bubblegum crisis amongst many others he spends most days dodging the.
When two best friends develop a crush on the same boy, they develop a plan to trick him into dating them. The original story of two teenage girls falling in love with the same boy was quite. Hana anne suzuki and alice yu aoi are very close friends. The two friends are hana anne suzuki and alice yu aoi, juniorhighschoolers who may look the picture of carefree innocence, but are covertly boymad, especially for miyamoto tomohiro kaku. Aoi yu in penanceshokuzai 2012 2018 miyamoto kara kimi e tv tokyo. 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 yu aoi. Two teenagers fall for the same boy with unexpected consequences in this popular comedy drama from japan. Watch full episode of hana and alice japanese drama dramacool. The case of hana and alice animation world network.
I wish this would have stayed a movie about hana and alice, the beginning of the film of the two friends just running around is wonderful and full of life. With this update came a huge ui update, kicking off pangyas final season with. Shunji iwais hana and alice started out as a series of short films in 2003 for the webpage of a certain chocolate company. Its a drama with comedy, so dont expect huge laughs starring. The friendship tale of hana anne suzuki and alice yu aoi is lovely, but the stupid male character on this thing is total pain in the ass. The animated prequel to shunji iwais 2004 live action film shows us the. Looking for information on the manga hana to alice. Satsujin jiken is a film that passed over many peoples heads back in early 2015, but it retains a relatively high rating from its modest following. They both share the same hobby, learning ballet and take pleasure in traveling by train. The case of hana and alice unusual toon technique transforms this lowkey prequel to a 2004 japanese favorite into a. It is the prequel to iwais 2004 liveaction film, hana and alice. Upon entering high school, two best friends named hana and alice notice a boy a year older them while waiting for the train, and they both develop a pretty strong crush on him. Not only was it a fantastic film, it was the first japanese film that i watched, and i became hooked over japanese films ever since. It was adapted into an anime series produced by aniplex and group tac which originally premiered on nhk bs 2.
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, and the stress placed on their friendship as they move. With anne suzuki, yu aoi, tomohiro kaku, shoko aida. Thanks to animation, iwai could bring back his original actors. One day on their way to school they see young masashi miyamoto tomohiro kaku, who is always absorbed in a book. She stalks him by traveling on his regular train throughout the winter. A young woman returns from the dead to her guiltridden husband and son, but she cannot remember them.
Mar 24, 2004 the two friends are hana anne suzuki and alice yu aoi, juniorhighschoolers who may look the picture of carefree innocence, but are covertly boymad, especially for miyamoto tomohiro kaku. Subjected to far too much education, james brusuelas is a scholar and writer at large. Hana declines, but after watching masashi from a distance, she develops feelings for him. With yuko takeuchi, shido nakamura, akashi takei, karen miyama. She subsequently portrayed tetsuko arisugawa in hana and alice 2004, also directed by iwai, kimiko tanigawa in the hula dancing film hula girls and hagumi hanamoto in the 2006 liveaction adaptation. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great. Then one day on a train hana spots a tall young man and falls for him. A manga adaptation by dowman sayman began serialization in shogakukans yawaraka spirits. Looking for information on the anime hana to alice.
Hana is a playable character in the pc, wii, and psp versions of the game. Alice is lively but a bit reckless, and hana is always picking up after her friends. The two girls embark on a journey to uncover what happened to judas, and. They speculate whether the shorter, geeky guy with his nose in a book is his brother or.
During the spring, hana and alice enroll at masashis high school. The story of 3 girls who were kidnapped and kept captive for over 10years. She subsequently portrayed tetsuko arisugawa in hana and alice 2004, also directed by iwai, kimiko tanigawa in the hula dancing film hula girls and hagumi hanamoto in the 2006 liveaction adaptation of the popular honey and clover manga series. Yu aoi, ann suzuki, ryo katsuji, haru kuroki, tae kimura, sei hiraizumi purchase. Yu aoi born august 17, 1985 is a japanese actress and model.
This was created using rotoscope, which is basically real actors with cg animation on top of it. So when i heard that an animated prequel to hana and alice was planned, it got me in a nostalgic mood. Boku no hero academia 3rd season part 2 dvd boku no hero. Hana to hebi aka flower and snake 2004 scene 11 of 12 6m. One day while secretly following him home, hana witnesses the boy walk right into a wall and pass out. Bloodbath at pinky high part 1 2012 scene 6 of 8 5m. Hana and alice aka hana to alice 2004 when two best friends develop a crush on the same boy, they develop a plan to trick him into dating them. It premiered at the cannes film festival on may 2004 and was released publicly in japan by cine qua non. Hana and alice 2 hours and 15 minutes movie 2004 upon entering high school, two best friends named hana and alice notice a boy a year older them while waiting for the train, and they both develop a pretty strong crush on him. As far as chick flicks go, i think this one was even better than nana 2005, which i also enjoyed quite a bit. Hana to alice is an animated prequel to a liveaction film that came out over a decade ago, back in 2004. A manga adaptation by dowman sayman began serialization in shogakukans yawaraka. Such a shame given how good the camera works and the rest of the cast are.