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Teasing Master Takagi-san Movie (2024)

Teasing Master Takagi-san Movie poster
Original title
からかい上手の高木さん
Directed by
Rikiya Imaizumi
Genre
comedy, romance
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 59m
Rated
PG12
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Takagi and Nishikata reunite ten years after finishing middle school. The film follows their reconnection and how their relationship has changed over time.

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What happens

Teasing Master Takagi-san Movie (Japanese: 映画 からかい上手の高木さん, Hepburn: Eiga Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san) is a 2024 Japanese film based on the manga series Teasing Master Takagi-san by Sōichirō Yamamoto and a sequel to the live-action television series adaptation of the manga. Produced by Fine Entertainment and distributed by Toho, the film is directed by Rikiya Imaizumi from an original story he wrote along with Tomoki Kanazawa and Jun Hagimori, and stars Mei Nagano, Fumiya Takahashi, Jin Suzuki, Yuna Taira, Oshirō Maeda, Sara Shida, Tamaki Shiratori, Jun Saito, and Yōsuke Eguchi. It follows Takagi (Nagano) and Nishikata (Takahashi) reuniting 10 years after graduating from middle school. A live-action film version of the manga series was announced in November 2023, with Imaizumi, Kanazawa, and Hagimori confirming their involvement following their work on the television series adaptation. That month, Nagano and Takahashi were announced for their casting as Takagi and Nishikata, respectively. Additional cast were revealed in February and March 2024. Filming took place at Shōdoshima in Kagawa Prefecture. Teasing Master Takagi-san Movie premiered in Tokyo on May 16, 2024, and was released in Japan on May 31. The film grossed ¥590 million at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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