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The Kirishima Thing is a japonais film of genre Drama directed by Daihachi Yoshida with Suzuka Ōgo
The Kirishima Thing (2012)
Kirishima, bukatsu yamerutteyo
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Add to a movie listThe Kirishima Thing (桐島、部活やめるってよ, Kirishima, bukatsu yamerutteyo) is a 2012 Japanese high school comedy-drama film directed by Daihachi Yoshida and based on a novel by Ryo Asai. It was released on August 11, 2012. The film won several awards, including the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year, and also received several nominations.
Actors
Suzuka Ōgo
(Aya Sawashima)
Ryūnosuke Kamiki
(Ryoya Maeda)
Ai Hashimoto
(Kasumi Higashihara)
Masahiro Higashide
(Hiroki Kikuchi)
Mizuki Yamamoto
(Risa)
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