Arakawa Under the Bridge (film)

Arakawa Under the Bridge
Film poster advertising this film in Japan
Directed by	Iizuka Ken
Written by	Nakamura Hikaru (manga)
Starring	Kento Hayashi Mirei Kiritani
Distributed by	Asmik Ace Entertainment
Release date	4 February 2012 (2012-02-04) (Japan)
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Arakawa Under the Bridge filming location (Jōsō, Ibaraki)

Arakawa Under the Bridge (荒川アンダー ザ ブリッジ, Arakawa andā za burijji) is a 2012 Japanese film. It is based on a manga of the same name and it is directed by the director Iizuka Ken. The film stars Kento Hayashi, Mirei Kiritani and released in Japanese cinemas on February 4, 2012.^[1]

Cast

• Kento Hayashi as Riku/Kou Ichinomiya^[2]
• Mirei Kiritani as Nino ^[2]
• Nana Katase as Maria^[2]
• Yu Shirota as Sister^[2]
• Natsumi Abe as P-ko^[2]
• Takaya Kamikawa as Seki Ichinomiya, the father of Riku and head of Ichinomiya company.^[3]
• Masahiro Takashima as Takayashiki, a government ministry member and a friend of Seki.^[3]
• Kazuyuki Asano as Takai, an Ichinomiya Company employee.^[3]
• Waka Inoue as Shimazaki, an Ichinomiya Company employee.^[3]
• Shun Oguri as the Village Chief^[4]
• Takayuki Yamada as Hoshi,^[4] a self-proclaimed rock star who is in love with Nino.

Filming Location

Film sets were built in the dry riverbed of Kinugawa River in Jōsō, Ibaraki, Japan for Arakawa Under the Bridge.^[5]

References

1. "Hayashi Kento, Kiritani Mirei to lead "Arakawa Under the Bridge" cast". Anime News Network. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
2. "More "Arakawa Under the Bridge" cast members revealed". Eiga.com. tokyograph. 17 May 2011. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
3. "Kamikawa Takaya, Takashima Masahiro, Asano Kazuyuki, Inoue Waka added to "Arakawa Under the Bridge"". Eiga.com. tokyograph. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
4. "Final "Arakawa Under the Bridge" cast announcement adds Oguri Shun, Yamada Takayuki". Sankei Sports, Comic Natalie. tokyograph. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
5. いばらきフィルムコミッション｜ロケ情報ヘッドライン^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Arakawa Under the Bridge at IMDb