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NY Film Fest Hosts U.S. Debuts of King of Thorn, Kakera
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
The Japan Society has Boys on the Run boxing manga.
Director ran in London that same month, it did not open in Japan until May 1.
Kakera: A Piece of Our Life is based on Erica Sakurazawa's Love Vibes yuri manga, about Haru, a college student trapped in a dead-end relationship with her cheating boyfriend. One day she meets Riko, a prosthetics artisan, at a cafe, and the two become friends. However, it soon becomes apparent that Riko's feelings for Haru involve more than just friendship. The film debuted in Japan on April 3.
Playwright and director opened in Japan on January 30.
The Japan Society will also screen the live-action film adaptation of Viz Media as Socrates in Love. Viz also released a one-volume manga version of the original novel.
Image © Yuji Iwahara, Enterbrain, Inc./Ibara Committee
[Via Nippon Cinema]
