My Brother's Friend
| My Brother's Friend | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ryo Nakajima |
| Screenplay by | Chieko Nakagawa |
| Based on | manga series Anitomo by Modomu Akagawara |
| Starring | Ryusei Yokohama Risaki Matsukaze Koudai Matsuoka Tsuyoshi Furukawa |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
My Brother's Friend (Japanese: 兄友, Hepburn: Anitomo) is a 2018 Japanese romantic comedy film based on Modomu Akagawara's 2015 manga series Anitomo. Directed by Ryo Nakajima, it stars Ryusei Yokohama and Risaki Matsukaze.[1]
Anitomo was first published as a one-shot in Hakusensha's The Hana to Yume magazine in January 2015 before it was launched as a series in May 2015. It was also adapted for a drama series which also stars the same leads. It premiered in March 2018.[2]
Plot
High school student Sōta Nishino (Ryusei Yokohama) visits his friend Yukihiro Nanase's (Tsuyoshi Furukawa) house and meets his younger sister Mai Nanase (Risaki Matsukaze), a somewhat naive high school student. They start a relationship after Mai overheard Nishino telling her brother "Your sister is cute." However, their relationship is threatened when Nishino's cousin, Ituski Kaga (Koudai Matsuoka), also falls in love with Mai.[1]
Cast
- Ryusei Yokohama as Sōta Nishino
- Risaki Matsukaze as Mai Nanase
- Koudai Matsuoka as Ituski Kaga
- Tsuyoshi Furukawa as Yukihiro Nanase
- Karin Ono as Aki Nishino
- Jun Fukuyama as Haginosuke Tachibana
References
- ^ a b "Anitomo Manga Gets Live-Action Film Starring Ryūsei Yokohama in 2018". Anime News Network. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Anitomo Manga Also Gets Live-Action Drama Adaptation". Anime News Network. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
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