Kurumi’s heart was broken by the sudden death of her boyfriend in a tragic airplane accident. By melding futuristic technology with the binary equivalent of human emotion, a brilliant scientist created an ultra-lifelike robotic surrogate to take Hal’s place – and lure Kurumi from her shroud of solitude.
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Cast
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Yoshimasa Hosoya
Hal (voice)
Known for
Attack on Titan
Haikyu!!
Yoko Hikasa
Kurumi (voice)
Known for
High School DxD
No Game No Life
Mamoru Miyano
Ryuu (voice)
Known for
Death Note
Pokémon
Shinpachi Tsuji
Aranami (voice)
Known for
Fairy Tail
Perfect Blue
Tamio Ohki
Tokio (voice)
Known for
Ghost in the Shell
Black Bullet
Ako Mayama
Tsukiko (voice)
Known for
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
One Piece
Tamio Ooki
Tokio (voice)
Hikari Yono
Rumiko (voice)
Also in
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
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Showko Tsuda
Mami (voice)
Known for
Fullmetal Alchemist
SPY x FAMILY
Ikki
Nepali (voice)
Known for
KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World
Tsukigakirei
Kanami Satou
Megane (voice)
Known for
Akame ga Kill!
Noragami
Hiroki Goto
Maru (voice)
Known for
DARLING in the FRANXX
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Ryotaro Makihara Director · Tsutomu Izumi Screenplay Tokiko Mega Screenplay
United States release September 2, 2014 · Produced in Japan · Languages English, Japanese
Production
WIT STUDIO
Production
Production I.G
Production
Shochiku
Production
Pony Canyon
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
ハル
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 8, 2013
Theatrical
United States · September 2, 2014
Physical · DVD+Blu-ray Limited Edition
United States
August 23, 2016 · Physical · DVD+BD
Australia
November 26, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Canada
July 27, 2014 · Premiere · Fantasia Film Festival
Ireland
April 13, 2015 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
United Kingdom
October 27, 2014 · Physical · DVD+BD Collector's Edition
April 13, 2015 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
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