Beyond the Memories
潔く柔く
Synopsis
Kanna Seto lost her childhood friend Haruta in a car accident when she was a freshman in high school. Carrying the emotional pain from that incident throughout her life, Kanna is still wounded as an adult. Kanna then meets Roku Akazawa, who also carries a painful experience from his past. When Roku was an elementary school student, a girl who was with him got into an accident and died. Because of that incident, Roku carries a heavy sense of guilt. When they meet, time, frozen since that day, begins to tick again.
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"Kiyoku Yawaku" original movie trailer
Type: Trailer • Published 2013-10-21
Top Cast
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Masami Nagasawa
Kanna Seto
Masaki Okada
Roku Akazawa
Haru
Asami Kawaguchi
Kengo Kora
Kazue Haruta
Chizuru Ikewaki
Manami Sakuraba
Aoi Nakamura
Toshikuni Mayama
Yuki Furukawa
Kiyomasa Komine
Kaoru Hirata
Momoka Senke
Soko Wada
Yanagihara
MEGUMI
Chikako Nohara
Ryosei Tayama
Bar master
Maki Shinta
Nozomi Kakinouchi
Aiyu Ōtaki
Mutsumi Sakuraba
Shihou Harumi
Nozomi's father
Kaoru Mizuki
Nozomi's mother
Tomoya Maeno
Sekiya
Ayaka Ikezawa
Kanna's high school classmate
Mika Akizuki
Kanna's high school classmate
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Takehiko Shinjo
- Screenplay & Story
- Sachiko Tanaka, Satomi Oshima
- Original Score
- Yoshihiro Ike
- Original Title
- 潔く柔く
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Production Studios
- C&I entertainment, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, TOHO, VAP, dentsu, D.N. Dream Partners, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, Nippan Group Holdings, Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company, Miyagi Television Broadcasting, Shizuoka Daiichi Television, Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company, Hiroshima Telecasting, Fukuoka Broadcasting System
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Takehiko Shinjo
Sachiko Tanaka, Satomi Oshima, Ryō Ikuemi
Yoshihiro Ike
Yoshifumi Fukazawa
Seiji Okuda, Naoto Hatakeyama, Kasumi Yao
Department Leadership Roster
Takehiko Shinjo
Director
Sachiko Tanaka
Screenplay
Satomi Oshima
Screenplay
Naoto Hatakeyama
Producer
Kasumi Yao
Producer
Yoshifumi Fukazawa
Editor
Takayuki Nitta
Production Design
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Frequently Asked Questions About Beyond the Memories
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What is Beyond the Memories about?
Kanna Seto lost her childhood friend Haruta in a car accident when she was a freshman in high school. Carrying the emotional pain from that incident throughout her life, Kanna is still wounded as an adult. Kanna then meets Roku Akazawa, who also carries a painful experience from his past. When Roku was an elementary school student, a girl who was with him got into an accident and died. Because of that incident, Roku carries a heavy sense of guilt. When they meet, time, frozen since that day, begins to tick again.
Who directed Beyond the Memories?
Beyond the Memories was directed by Takehiko Shinjo.
Who stars in Beyond the Memories?
The principal cast of Beyond the Memories includes Masami Nagasawa, Masaki Okada, Haru, Kengo Kora, Chizuru Ikewaki.
When was Beyond the Memories released and how long is it?
Beyond the Memories was released in 2013 with a total runtime of 2h 6m.
Who composed the musical score for Beyond the Memories?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Beyond the Memories was composed by Yoshihiro Ike.
Is Beyond the Memories based on a book or true story?
Beyond the Memories is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Ryō Ikuemi".