Tezuka's Barbara
“Macoto Tezuka brings Osamu Tezuka's erotic manga to life through the lens of Christopher Doyle.”
Barbara is an adult-orientated fantasy tale filled with love and the occult from Osamu Tezuka's reimagining of "The Tales of Hoffmann". Its story deals with the erotic and bizarre experiences of a famous novelist called Yosuke Mikura whose life is tossed upside down by a mysterious girl named "Barbara".
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Cast
13 people
Goro Inagaki
Yosuke Mikura
Known for
Yu Yu Hakusho
13 Assassins
Fumi Nikaido
Barbara
Known for
Shōgun
Lesson of the Evil
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Hiroyuki Yotsuya
Known for
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Shizuka Ishibashi
Kanako Kai
Known for
37 Seconds
Minami
Shigako Satomi
Known for
First Love
Minamata
Ryosuke Otani
里見権八郎
Known for
Departures
Unnatural
Moemi Katayama
Maname Sugata
Known for
Shoplifters
City Hunter
Eri Watanabe
Mnemosyne
Known for
Mary and The Witch's Flower
Shall We Dance?
Issay
Kazunari Shitou
Also in
The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers
Gabriel Kei
Club pimp
Also in
Revolution Launderette
Masaki Naito
Driver
Also in
Mozart in the Jungle
Hot Spring Shark Attack
Kozo Sato
Yoshiyuki Matsuyama
Known for
The Spiral
Ju-On: Black Ghost
Makoto Tezuka Director · Hisako Kurosawa Writer Osamu Tezuka Author
First release November 3, 2019 · Produced in Germany, Japan, United Kingdom · Production Rapid Eye Movies, Barbara Film Committee
Production
Third Window Films
Production · Distribution
Rapid Eye Movies
Production · Distribution
Barbara Film Committee
Production
Diversity Media
Production
Neontetra
Production
Tezuka Productions
Production
The Post Republic
Production
THEFOOL
Production
The Fool
Production
Germany · Japan · United Kingdom
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Languages
Original title
ばるぼら
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 3, 2019
Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival 2019
Japan · November 20, 2020
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Taiwan
December 18, 2020 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 28, 2021 · Digital
June 28, 2021 · Physical
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