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Jû-kyû

  • Video
  • 1990
  • 42m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
58
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Jû-kyû (1990)
AnimeHand-Drawn AnimationAnimationDramaRomanceShort

19-year-old Kubota is ready to find a girlfriend. The perfect chance arises when he meets Masana Fujisaka, his first love, in a club. She's just broken up with her longtime boyfriend and is ... Read all19-year-old Kubota is ready to find a girlfriend. The perfect chance arises when he meets Masana Fujisaka, his first love, in a club. She's just broken up with her longtime boyfriend and is surprised to run into Kubota, who sees that the perfect opportunity has just arisen.19-year-old Kubota is ready to find a girlfriend. The perfect chance arises when he meets Masana Fujisaka, his first love, in a club. She's just broken up with her longtime boyfriend and is surprised to run into Kubota, who sees that the perfect opportunity has just arisen.

  • Director
    • Kôichi Chigira
  • Writers
    • Shô Kitagawa
    • Yuji Kawahara
  • Stars
    • Yuri Amano
    • Yûko Kobayashi
    • Takehito Koyasu
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    58
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kôichi Chigira
    • Writers
      • Shô Kitagawa
      • Yuji Kawahara
    • Stars
      • Yuri Amano
      • Yûko Kobayashi
      • Takehito Koyasu
    • 1User review
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Yuri Amano
    Yuri Amano
    • Girl in Disco
    • (voice)
    Yûko Kobayashi
    • Model B
    • (voice)
    Takehito Koyasu
    Takehito Koyasu
    • Yagi
    • (voice)
    Kotono Mitsuishi
    Kotono Mitsuishi
    • Girl in Disco
    • (voice)
    Masaya Onosaka
    • Kazushi Kubota
    • (voice)
    Sakiko Tamagawa
    • Girl in Disco
    • (voice)
    Hiromi Tsuru
    Hiromi Tsuru
    • Masana Fujisaki
    • (voice)
    Kôichi Yamadera
    Kôichi Yamadera
    • Kazuya Kawahara
    • (voice)
    Kappei Yamaguchi
    Kappei Yamaguchi
    • Kubota's Friend
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Kôichi Chigira
    • Writers
      • Shô Kitagawa
      • Yuji Kawahara
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    5Jeremy_Urquhart

    At least it looks and sounds kind of nice.

    One of those films that sits in a no man's land between a short and feature film length, Nineteen 19 has a kinda cool title, some decent imagery, and a good use of music throughout, but it's boring if you want anything beyond a certain mood/aesthetic for 40-ish minutes.

    There's some spark and hints at genuine emotion with how it looks at young adults falling in love, but it also makes that kind of love a bit boring. And I don't know if it's really going for a realistic or grounded thing, so the tedium doesn't feel intentional. I could see the style and feel of this clicking enough with some people to make it worthwhile, but it didn't really do it for me.

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      Based on a manga series by Sho Kitagawa.

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    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Nineteen
    • Production companies
      • Madhouse Productions
      • Victor Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      • 42m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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