The iDol
7.3
Ken is a mild-mannered man in his mid-twenties who like many his age has interests that stopped developing during adolescence. On a visit to a local toy collectors shop he acquires a rare alien action figure. Unexpectedly, Ken's world is turned inside out as the somewhat silly looking toy alters his life by benevolently giving him everything he has ever dreamed of, and then callously taking it all back...
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Cast
11 people
Yukijiro Hotaru
Homeless Man
Known for
Shōgun
Cure
Jin Sasaki
Ken
Known for
Gokusen
Erina Hayase
Mayuka
Also in
Princess Hiro
Ninja Battle
Takako Fuji
Rika
Known for
The Grudge
Rick and Morty: The Anime
Tomoo Haraguchi
Goro
Hiroko Inagaki
Highschool Girl
Also in
Kome hyappyo
Mitsu Katahira
Yamada
No other roles listed
Hirotaka Miyama
Taki
No other roles listed
Masayasu Nakanishi
Tanaka
Also in
Town & Country
Swingers' Club Sachi
Takashi Yamazaki
Cameraman
Also in
Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan
The Human Trust
Daniel Krauser
Endavian (Ending Alien)
Also in
沧海丝路
1921
Norman England Director · Takashi Yamazaki Writer Jiro Kaneko Writer
First release July 16, 2006 · Produced in Japan · Languages English, Japanese
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Canada · July 16, 2006
Theatrical
Japan · July 16, 2006
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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