Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Japan, Nippon Television Official Site: warnerbros.co.jp/marmaladeboy (Japan)

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

Warner Bros. Pictures Japan has provided information and large, high-res photos from MARMALADE BOY (?????????, Mamareedo Boi), the teen romance movie based on Yoshizumi Wataru`s best-selling manga series with 10 million copies in print. The film was directed by Ryuichi Hiroki (WOLF GIRL & BLACK PRINCE, POLICEMAN AND ME) and stars Ryo Yoshizawa (GINTAMA) and Hinako Sakurai. STORY Real love is not always sweet. Out of the blue one day, schoolgirl Miki Koishikawa`s (Hinako Sakurai) parents announce that they are getting a divorce. During their trip to Hawaii, they met another married couple, the Matsuuras, and Miki`s mom fell in love with the other husband, and Miki`s dad with the other wife, and hence the two couples are swapping partners and getting remarried. They also propose that the two families, including the Matsuura`s son, Yu (Ryo Yoshizawa), who is the same age as Miki, move in together. As such Miki and Yu start living under the same roof with their unconventional parents. In contrast to Miki, who wants to maintain a certain distance from her off-the-wall parents, Yu seems unfazed by the whole situation. Miki starts falling for Yu, who she discovers has a kind heart under a cool exterior. Then one day, Ginta (Taiki Sato), Miki`s former crush who rejected her while in middle school, confesses that he`d always had feelings for her. And Arimi (Nina Endo), who claims to be Yu`s ex-girlfriend, also enters the scene...

CREDITS Japanese Theatrical Release: Friday, April 27, 2018 (Nationwide Roadshow) Running Time: 128 Minutes Cast Miki Koishikawa: Hinako Sakurai Yu Matsuura: Ryo Yoshizawa Ginta Suou: Taiki Sato Meiko Akizuki: Mio Yuki Satoshi Miwa: Kisetsu Fujiwara Arimi Suzuki: Nina Endo Shinichi Namura: Terunosuke Takezai Yoshimitsu Miwa: Yasufumi Terawaki Jin Koishikawa: Michitaka Tsutsui Yoji Matsuura: Shosuke Tanihara Rumi: Rei Dan Chiyako: Miho Nakayama Staff Director: Ryuichi Hiroki Original Story: Marmalade Boy by Wataru Yoshizumi (Shueisha Bunko) Screenplay: Taeko Asano, Ryuichi Hiroki Executive Producers: Hiroyoshi Koiwai, Kyo Ito Producers: Shinzo Matsuhashi, Naoaki Kitajima, Yuya Satoyoshi Cinematographer: Atsuhiro Nabeshima Music: Hiroko Sebu Production Company: “Marmalade Boy” Film Partners Distributor: Warner Bros. Japan World Sales: Nippon Television Network Corporation Film Business Department © Wataru Yoshizumi / SHUEISHA © 2018 “Marmalade Boy” Film Partners