Anne Suzuki, Hiroshi Abe, Ryoko Hirosue

Upon entering high school, two best friends named Hana and Alice notice a boy a year older them while waiting for the train, and they both develop a pretty strong crush on him. One day while secretly ...( read more  read more... )following him home, Hana witnesses the boy walk right into a wall and pass out. When he wakes up, she lies and convinces him that he must have amnesia, because he doesn't remember the fact that she was his girlfriend. After this, hilarity ensues as the two girls attempt to run with the lie. Of course, complications soon arise.

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Unrated, 2 hrs. 15 min.

Directed by: Shunji Iwai

Release Date: January 1, 2004

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DVD Release Date: July 10, 2007

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  • April 15, 2009
    Quite interesting idea, but not nearly as interesting film. The story is quite simple and the film has great moments - like Alice's dance in the end, but I really don't see a reason for this to last more then 2 hours! I was bored, had to pause the film million times - that was ve...( read more)ry very bad!
  • January 26, 2009
    July 2009.
    @ waseda shochiku
  • December 13, 2008
    ehh. . . . no thanks
  • October 31, 2008
    I would have liked it if I was still a teenager. It felt too long. I loved Alice's ballet dance at the end.
  • October 23, 2008
    The bonds of friendship are tested and Hannibal is referenced in the first five minutes. How will it end?
  • June 30, 2008
    Eh, I have to agree that the cinematography is beautiful and well done, but as an avid fan of iwai, I have come to expect that and I just don't think this was amongst his best films. I didn't really feel that "iwai emotion" or soul in this one like I did with love letter, lily c...( read more)hou chou and swallowtail and butterfly.

    Good, worth a buy, but iwai has done it much better.
  • June 5, 2008
    Not interested in watching
  • February 26, 2008
    friends and ballet... a cute movie!

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  • greywolf53005
    February 23, 2008
    Dude, that's weird. my name is Hana and my one of my really good friends name is Alyce (y instead of i)

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