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Daytime Shooting Star

2017 · 119 min

A gentle, bittersweet coming-of-age romance that feels warm and earnest, with a touch of melancholy.

Directed by
Takehiko Shinjo
Genres
Romance
Starring
Mei Nagano, Shohei Miura, Alan Shirahama
Overview
Fifteen-year-old country girl Suzume Yosano has to move to Tokyo to live with her uncle due to her father's transfer. She bumps into a mysterious man who ends up taking her to her uncle's place after she gets lost. Turns out, Suzume will be seeing him a lot more often once she starts school because... he's her homeroom teacher?!

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Directed by
Takehiko Shinjo
Genres
Romance
Starring
Mei Nagano, Shohei Miura, Alan Shirahama
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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • family
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance8
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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