Aimitagai
6.8
Azusa and Kanami have been best friends since high school. After Kanami dies in an unexpected accident, Azusa despairs yet finds comfort in sending text messages to Kanami’s cellphone. Kanami’s parents wonder about Azusa’s identity, and upon visiting the orphanage that their dead daughter cared about, are moved by her good deeds.
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Cast
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Haru Kuroki
Azusa Akimura
Known for
Wolf Children
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Aoi Nakamura
Sumito Koyama
Known for
Paranormal Activity: Tokyo Night
Kamen Rider Black Sun
Sawako Fujima
Kanami Goda
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Tamae Ando
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Hana Kondo
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Tamaki Shiratori
Known for
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Mutsuo Yoshioka
Known for
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Kei x Yaku: Dangerous Partners
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Takeshi Masu
Known for
Kamen Rider
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Naomi Nishida
Known for
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
Hanzawa Naoki
Tomorowo Taguchi
Known for
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
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Jun Fubuki
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Shogo Kusano Director · Kiyoshi Sasabe Screenplay 中條てい Author
First release October 3, 2024 · Produced in Japan · Production U-NEXT, Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
Production
Showgate
Production
U-NEXT
Production
Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
Production
TC Entertainment
Production
BS-TBS
Production
DUB
Production
Chunichi Shimbun
Production
Diversity Media
Production
Japan
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Original title
アイミタガイ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
South Korea · October 3, 2024
Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Japan · November 1, 2024
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
China
December 21, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai Japanese Film Festival
April 18, 2025 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Netherlands
September 25, 2025 · Premiere · Camera Japan Festival
Taiwan
March 21, 2025 · Theatrical
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