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Summary
A disillusioned filmmaker has an encounter with a young woman who has a ritual of repeating "Tomorrow is my birthday" everyday. He tries to communicate with her through his video camera.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 81GoodWatch 79
Letterboxd · 45 K ratings4.3/5
IMDb7.5
Running time
2 h 8 min
Longer than most dramas, +19 min on the typical 109
typical 109128Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
2000
December 7, 2000
26 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
and 3 moreDirecting · 2
- Hideaki Anno Director, Screenplay
- Akira Ohsaki Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Ayako Fujitani Novel
Production · 4
- Yasuyoshi Tokuma Executive Producer
- Nozomu Takahashi Producer
- Miyuki Nanri Producer
- Toshio Suzuki Co-Executive Producer
Camera · 2
- Yuichi Nagata Director of Photography
- Yoshiko Ôsawa Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Soichi Ueno Editor
Sound · 4
- Takashi Kako Music
- Cocco Theme Song Performance
- Kazunori Shimizu Sound Recordist
- Yasuo Hashimoto Sound Recordist
Art · 1
- Yuji Hayashida Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Sachiko Ito Dresser
- Isao Tsuge Makeup Department Head
Lighting · 1
- Tatsuya Osada Lighting Technician, Lighting Director
Other crew · 1
- Katsuro Onoue Special Effects
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