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Devotion to Cinema

Devotion to Cinema

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Yoshie is a member of the theatre club in high school. Due to her older sister Keiko, Yoshie begins acting in a indie film with her friend Akari and theatre club president Aki. Their sadistic director Naomi (Asaka Nakamura) pushes them psychologically and their relationship begins to change.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

12 March 2016

Country

Japan

Cast

Yuni Akino

Yuni Akino

Yosie

Minori Mikado

Minori Mikado

Akari

Anna Yanagi

Anna Yanagi

Aki

Sumire Ueno

Sumire Ueno

Keiko

Asaka Nakamura

Asaka Nakamura

Naomi

Airi Yamamoto

Airi Yamamoto

Ayano

Miko Haruno

Miko Haruno

Moe

Ayaka Ohbu

Ayaka Ohbu

Kazuko

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