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Boy

Boy

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Drama

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Jun, a 16-year-old teen, refuses to stand while the national anthem is being played at his graduation ceremony. This event will totally change his life, as he involuntarily becomes the new hero of a rebel anti-system youth. Singer Muy's pop music and his friend, Nozomi, with whom he shares his sadness and hatred for the society that surrounds them, help him bear his terrible loneliness.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

177 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

22 April 2007

Country

Japan

Cast

Katsuya Kobayashi

Katsuya Kobayashi

Jun

Aimi Nakamura

Aimi Nakamura

Maiko Tomeoku

Maiko Tomeoku

Myu

Sadami Sakamoto

Sadami Sakamoto

Mariko Tsutsui

Mariko Tsutsui

Sachio Itami

Sachio Itami

Akira Otaka

Akira Otaka

Kozo Sato

Kozo Sato

Yuuki Yoneyama

Yuuki Yoneyama

Hisayoshi Hirayama

Hisayoshi Hirayama

Koichi Ueda

Koichi Ueda

Shinichirō Mikami

Shinichirō Mikami

Seijun Suzuki

Seijun Suzuki

Ryuun Naito

Junkichi Orimoto

Junkichi Orimoto

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