Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: chiikoi.com (Japan)

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Toei Co. has provided information and photos from the teen film LITTLE LOVE SONG (???????, Ch?sana Koi no Uta), inspired by the song of the same name from the band MONGOL800. At the helm is Kojiro Hashimoto, a student of Somai Shinji and Takita Yojiro, who made his feature-length debut with ORANGE. STORY In a small town on Okinawa where the two countries of Japan and America exist fenced off from one another, a band at a high school is becoming popular. They are scouted by a record company for their original songs and unmistakable talents, but just when their professional debut is arranged, the band is involved in a traffic accident. Now their future is uncertain. CREDITS Japanese Release Date: May 24, 2019 (Roadshow) Running Time: 123 Minutes Cast Ryota Maeshiro: Hayato Sano Kotaro Ikehara: Yuki Morinaga Mai Fukumura: Anna Yamada Shinji Fukumura: Gordon Maeda Daiki Shinzato: Jin Suzuki Lisa Crewson: Claire Tomiko Masamori Ikehara: Kazuhiko Kanayama Kazuyuki Fukumura: Kozo Sato Shizuyo Fukumura: Hiroko Nakajima Keiko Maeshiro: Misa Shimizu Toshihiro Nema: Masanori Sera Staff Director: Kojiro Hashimoto Screenwriter: Kenya Hirata Executive Producer: Muneyuki Kii Co-producer: Masahiro Iida Planning and Production: Takeshiro Yamashiro, Takahiro Matsumoto Producers: Akira Morii, Masaki Koide Associate Producer: Takashi Kosugi Cinematographer: Futa Takagi Lighting: Keijiro Akiyama Editor: Mitsuo Nishio Sound Recording: Nagayuki Kumatsuzaki Art Director: Masumi Miura VFX Producer: Satoshi Akabane Hair and Makeup: Machiko Sano Music: Yosuke Miyauchi Theme Song: "Little Love Song" by MONGOL800 (TISSUE FREAK RECORDS / HIGH WAVE CO., LTD.) Production: LITTLE LOVE SONG Film Partners (Toei, Toei Video, Dentsu Music and Entertainment, ROBOT, High Wave, Universal Music, NexTone, Asahi Shimbun, Okinawa TV, Ryukyu Broadcasting, Ryukyu Shimpo, Okinawa Family Mart, 45Do_Yamashiro) Planning/Production: ROBOT Distributor (Japan): Toei International Sales: Toei ©2019 LITTLE LOVE SONG Film Partners

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