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Haruko Azumi Is Missing

Haruko Azumi Is Missing

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Haruko Azumi Is Missing

"A Girl Has Gone Missing."

2016

1h 41m

6.6(21 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

While a gang of high school girls randomly beats lone men at night, the photo of a young woman who has been declared missing is used to design a template which is painted on each wall of a small suburban town.

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Production Companies

Fukuoka Broadcasting System

Itoh Company

Phantom Film

THE KLOCKWORX

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Yu Aoi

Yu Aoi

Haruko Azumi

Mitsuki Takahata

Mitsuki Takahata

Aina Kinami

Taiga Nakano

Taiga Nakano

Yukio Togashi

Shono Hayama

Shono Hayama

Manabu Mitsuhashi

Huwie Ishizaki

Huwie Ishizaki

Yuji Soga

Akiko Kikuchi

Akiko Kikuchi

Eri Imai

Maho Yamada

Maho Yamada

Hiroko Yoshizawa

Motoki Ochiai

Motoki Ochiai

Kawamoto

Serina

Serina

Hitomi Sugizaki

Kanon Hanakage

Kanon Hanakage

JK

Creative team

Directed by: Daigo Matsui
Written by: Misaki Setoyama
Produced by: Yoko Edami

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