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Hyouka: Forbidden Secrets (2017)

Hyouka: Forbidden Secrets poster
Original title
氷菓
Directed by
Mari Asato
Genre
mystery film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 54m
Rated
12
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A high school student with a passive attitude gets drawn into solving a small mystery. Along with his curious classmate, they investigate a locked-room puzzle and a secret society at their school.

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What happens

Hyouka: Forbidden Secrets (Japanese: 氷菓, Hepburn: Hyōka) is a 2017 Japanese mystery film based on the novel Hyouka by Honobu Yonezawa. It stars Kento Yamazaki and Alice Hirose, and it is directed by Mari Asato. It was released on November 3, 2017 and distributed by Kadokawa Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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