A Bolt from the Blue
6.5
Haruo has a dream to become the best magician, but, so far, he is only a marginal magician. Haruo also doesn't have parents. He then goes back 40 years in time to Asakusa, Tokyo. There, he meets his parents when they were young and he learns the secret of his birth.
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Cast
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Yo Oizumi
Haruo Domeki / Shotaro Domeki
Known for
Spirited Away
Howl's Moving Castle
Ko Shibasaki
Etsuko Hanamura
Known for
47 Ronin
The Boy and the Heron
Gekidan Hitori
Shotaro Domeki
Known for
Golden Slumber
Dororo
Takashi Sasano
Known for
Sanctuary
Love and Honor
Morio Kazama
Known for
The Wind Rises
Samurai Fiction
Tasuku Emoto
Known for
Shin Kamen Rider
Inu-Oh
Tomoya Maeno
Known for
Napping Princess
On-Gaku: Our Sound
Yuko Kibiki
Also in
Sayonara
Birds (Working Title)
Fukiko Hara
Known for
Our Little Sister
Blue Spring Ride
Satoshi Morishita
Also in
Gravity's Clowns
Three Lights
Hideto Iwai
Known for
Parasyte: Part 1
The Kirishima Thing
Gekidan Hitori Director · Atsuko Hashibe Screenplay Naoki Sato Composer
First release May 24, 2014 · Produced in Japan · Languages English, Japanese
Production
Toho Pictures
Production
dentsu
Production
TOHO
Production
AMUSE
Production
Gentosha
Production
OHTA PRODUCTION
Production
CREATIVE OFFICE CUE
Production
Nippan Group Holdings
Production
KDDI
Production
GYAO
Production
Japan
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Original title
青天の霹靂
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 24, 2014
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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