Shunji IWAI 岩井俊二
The Case Of Hana & Alice
花とアリス殺人事件
Nippon Animation ³
14-year-old Alice fails to make any friends at her new school. Instead, she plans to solve the mystery surrounding the disappearance of a fellow student. She soon receives some unexpected help from Hana, the weird girl next door. In his animation debut, Shunji IWAI tells the prequel story to his smash hit HANA & ALICE and once again proves himself to be a master of coming-of-age stories.
Thu., May 26, 2016, 12:00
Mousonturm Saal
German premiere
Fri., May 27, 2016, 22:30
Mal Seh'n Kino
German premiere
花とアリス殺人事件
Hana to Alice satsujin jiken
Japan 2015
100 minutes
Production
Rockwell Eyes, STEVE N’ STEVEN
World sales
Nippon Television Network (NTV)
Voice acting
Yu AOI, Anne SUZUKI, Shoko AIDA, Sei HIRAIZUMI, Ryo KATSUJI
About Shunji IWAI
岩井俊二
Shunji IWAI, born in Miyagi Prefecture in 1963, graduated from Yokohama National University. After beginning his directing career with commercials, TV dramas and music videos in 1988, his feature debut LOVE LETTER (1995) became a commercial and critical success and received numerous awards. The teen drama ALL ABOUT LILY CHOU-CHOU (2001 NC ’02) brought him international renown. He has already made several films outside Japan, with VAMPIRE (2011) having been his first English-language film. In addition to writing and directing his films, IWAI often composes his own scores.
Supporting Film
| English Title | Japanese | Directors | Countries | Year | Language | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Oeil du Cyclone | Masanobu HIRAOKA | Japan | 2015 | no dialog | 5 Min. |