United States / Apr 22, 2011 / Tribeca Film Festival
1h 27min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
35-year-old Asuka works in a lakeside fish factory. She’s about to be married to her boss, Taki, but one day, she encounters a kappa – a water sprite found in Japanese folklore – and learns that the creature is in fact the reborn form of Aoki, an old crush who’d drowned when they were 17.
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Genres
FantasyRomanceComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | おんなの河童 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, 日本語 |
| Production countries | Germany, Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | INTERFILM, Kokuei Company, Rapid Eye Movies |
| Release date | 22 aprile 2011 |
| Production | Stephan Holl |
| Writer | Shinji Imaoka, Fumio Moriya |
| Editing | Ken Memita, Olivier Fontenay |
| Cinematography | Christopher Doyle, Yasushi Miyata |
| Assistant directors | Rei Sakamoto, Shinji Imaoka |
| Camera operators | Christopher Doyle, Yasushi Miyata |
| Additional photography | Christopher Doyle, Yasushi Miyata |
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| Music | Stereo Total, Tilo Busch |
| Sound | Tilo Busch, Stereo Total |
| Costume design | Taiga Ishino, Yoshihiro Nishimura |
| Makeup | Taiga Ishino, Yoshihiro Nishimura |
| Hairstyling | Taiga Ishino, Yoshihiro Nishimura |
Release dates
Premiere
Digital
Japan / Apr 22, 2011 / R15+
Switzerland / Jul 02, 2011 / 16
Physical media
Brazil / Nov 21, 2011 / DVD premiere
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