Cellular Boyfriend
携帯彼氏
Synopsis
High school student Ayumi falls to her death shortly after telling her friends, Satomi and Yuka, that her 'boyfriend' wants to kill her. The girls investigate her suicide and quickly link her death to a popular cellphone dating simulation game called Keitai Kareshi. The main features of the game include a 'love gauge' that determines how well the player is faring and the ability to trade boyfriends with other players. There is a rumour spreading that if the gauge hits either 100 or 0, you will die. Satomi insists on downloading Ayumi's boyfriend so they can interrogate him about her death...
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Umika Kawashima
Satomi Ueno
Nozomi Maeda
Eri Aikawa
Hideo Ishiguro
Naoto Takahara
Yuka Ônishi
Etsuko
Sakina Kuwae
Kumi Saito
Shigemitsu Ogi
Masaru Igarashi
Mari Hoshino
Miki Asanuma
Motoki Ochiai
Kaneda Masatoshi
Tsugumi Shinohara
Aki Harada
Takuya Uehara
Riku Sasayama
Atsushi Hashimoto
Katsuragi Masaya
Ikumi Hisamatsu
Kazue Osanai
Maki Aizawa
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Shinju Funabiki
- Screenplay & Story
- Issei Shibata
- Original Title
- 携帯彼氏
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Shinju Funabiki
Issei Shibata
正木良典
Issei Shibata, Motoo Kawabata, Yoshihiro Yanagihara
Department Leadership Roster
Issei Shibata
Producer
Motoo Kawabata
Producer
Yoshihiro Yanagihara
Producer
Shinju Funabiki
Director
Issei Shibata
Screenplay
正木良典
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What is Cellular Boyfriend about?
High school student Ayumi falls to her death shortly after telling her friends, Satomi and Yuka, that her 'boyfriend' wants to kill her. The girls investigate her suicide and quickly link her death to a popular cellphone dating simulation game called Keitai Kareshi. The main features of the game include a 'love gauge' that determines how well the player is faring and the ability to trade boyfriends with other players. There is a rumour spreading that if the gauge hits either 100 or 0, you will die. Satomi insists on downloading Ayumi's boyfriend so they can interrogate him about her death...
Who directed Cellular Boyfriend?
Cellular Boyfriend was directed by Shinju Funabiki.
Who stars in Cellular Boyfriend?
The principal cast of Cellular Boyfriend includes Umika Kawashima, Nozomi Maeda, Hideo Ishiguro, Yuka Ônishi, Sakina Kuwae.
When was Cellular Boyfriend released and how long is it?
Cellular Boyfriend was released in 2009 with a total runtime of 1h 42m.