On the night of Mikihiko's 18th birthday, Mikihiko thinks of childhood friend Morio. Morio has been in vegetative state since the age of 6 after being involved in an accident.One day, Moria awakens from his vegetative state. Morio still has the mind of a 6-year-old.
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Masaki Suda
Morio
Known for
The Boy and the Heron
Fireworks
Tori Matsuzaka
Mikihiko
Known for
Hello World
100 METERS
Hiroki Aiba
Tomonari
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Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
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Fumi Nikaido
Kie
Known for
Shōgun
Lesson of the Evil
Masataka Nakagauchi
Jun
Also in
Arcana
The Grapes of Joy
Miyuki Matsuda
Keiko Mitsui
Known for
Audition
Tokyo Vice
Shunsuke Murata
Shinji
Ryuusei Ueda
Takumi
Keito Aoki
Akira
Also in
The Full Throttle Girl
A Woman's Hole
Keita Ninomiya
Morio (young)
Known for
Like Father, Like Son
Kenshin Fujita
Mikihiko (young)
Also in
The Long Excuse
Arito Kanke
Tomonari (young)
Tetsu Maeda Director · Naito Yamada Screenplay Yoko Itakura Cinematographer
First release September 12, 2012 · Produced in Japan · Production Pony Canyon, United Entertainment
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Flamingo
Production
Pony Canyon
Production
United Entertainment
Production
Thanks Lab.
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Japan
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Original title
王様とボク
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 12, 2012
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