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Release Year2020
Runtime—
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
Genres—
Votes1
DirectorHideto Iwai
WritersHideto Iwai
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast5 credited
Also Known AsSuddenly Reading!
About Suddenly Reading!
Produced by Hideto Iwai "Suddenly Reading a Book! Takako Matsu x Ryunosuke Kamiki x Takanori Goto x Koji Okura Second installment of the show. Iwai Hideto is the moderator & director of the read-through. The concept of this is a challenging impromptu script read-through. The actors participating will not be notified on the subject prior to the performance. They will be handed the script on the day itself & will have to read it on the spot. The cast read the script of "Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha" (Before We Vanish) by Maekawa Tomohiro for Episode 2.
Directed by Hideto Iwai, Suddenly Reading! leans on a strong ensemble — Takako Matsu, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Takenori Goto — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 2020.
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