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Theatrical poster courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. ©Miki Aihara, Shogakukan/2019 Hot Gimmick Production CommitteeToei Co. has provided information and photos from HOT GIMMICK (??????? ?????????, Hotto Gimikku G?ru M?tsu B?i). The live action adaptation of Miki Aihara`s popular manga Hot Gimmick is written and directed by Yuki Yamato, a filmmaker who has an established reputation for depicting the emotions of adolescent girls in the films THAT GIRL IS DANCING BY THE SEASIDE (???????????, Ano ko ga Umibe de Odotteru, 2012) and DROWNING LOVE (??????, Oboreru Naifu, 2016). STORY High school girl Hatsumi Narita (Miona Hori) lives a quiet life with her kind older brother Shinogu (Shotaro Mamiya) and the rest of her family. One day however, Ryoki Tachibana (Hiroya Shimizu), who lives in the same apartment complex, learns she has bought a pregnancy test kit for her younger sister and so in order to keep this a secret, Hatsumi begins obeying orders from Tachibana day after day. CREDITS Japanese Release Date: June 28, 2019 (Roadshow) Running Time: 119 Minutes Cast Hatsumi Narita: Miona Hori Ryoki Tachibana: Hiroya Shimizu Azusa Odagiri: Mizuki Itagaki Shinogu Narita: Shotaro Mamiya Akane Narita: Hiyori Sakurada Subaru Yagi: Kaisei Kamimura Rina Katsuragi: Riho Yoshioka Staff Director: Yuki Yamato Original Story: Miki Aihara Screenwriter: Yuki Yamato Producers: Naoya Takahashi, Umihiko Yamao, Ryo Kawata, Ryo Nagai, Tsutomu Hirabayashi Cinematographer: Keisuke Imamura Sound Recording: Kazuhiko Tomita Editor: Kenichi Hirai Production Company: Hot Gimmick Production Committee Distributor (Japan): Toei ©Miki Aihara, Shogakukan/2019 Hot Gimmick Production Committee
Photo courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. ©Miki Aihara, Shogakukan/2019 Hot Gimmick Production Committee
Photo courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. ©Miki Aihara, Shogakukan/2019 Hot Gimmick Production Committee
Photo courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. ©Miki Aihara, Shogakukan/2019 Hot Gimmick Production Committee
Photo courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. ©Miki Aihara, Shogakukan/2019 Hot Gimmick Production Committee
Photo courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. ©Miki Aihara, Shogakukan/2019 Hot Gimmick Production Committee
Logo courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. ©Miki Aihara, Shogakukan/2019 Hot Gimmick Production CommitteeAbout Toei Company, Ltd. Established in 1951, Toei Company is not only producing and distributing films, but is also one of the major exhibitors in Japan. The company owns two film studios located in Tokyo and Kyoto. The films produced cover a wide range of genres, exceeding 20,000 titles.