Asahinagu
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanjiあさひなぐ
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnAsahinagu
Directed byTsutomu Hanabusa
Based onAsahinagu
by Ai Kozaki
Produced by
  • Takahiro Kanamori
  • Tomoharu Kajiwara
  • Tatsuro Hayashi
Starring
Music byMichiru
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • September 22, 2017 (2017-09-22)
[1]
Running time
105 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Asahinagu (Japanese: あさひなぐ) is a 2017 Japanese film based around the martial art of the naginata and fencing. It was directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa[2] and is based on the sports/slice of life manga also called Asahinagu by Ai Kozaki.[3]

Plot

The film centres around Tojima Asahi, and her adventures in her first year of high school. Tojima is a first-grade high school student. She is small and weak physically. Determined to change herself, she enrolls in the school's Naginata Club. Asahi is also inspired to join the club due to their strongest member, Miyaji Maharu, who also helped her to hit a pervert flashing at Asahi. Asahi discovers the group to be run by Sensei Kobayashi, a somewhat stupid teacher and the "ATM" or "wallet" of the team, but the team nevertheless is made up of somewhat competent and motivated members. The team are initially less than confident in her abilities due to her petite size, but are very encouraging. While discovering the training to be gruelling, Asahi is inspired by the other members. On their first training camp at a temple, the meet the hardened shinto priestess, Jukei who while pushing them through gruelling training, also inspires them and teaches them some winning techniques. Along the way, Asahi also develops a romance with Miyaji's brother, Miyaji Natsuyuki. The team develop a rivalry with another school team. Following a loss to rival Ichido, Miyaji drops out of the team. Asahi persists in encouraging her, until she rejoins the team. The team then works hard together for the national competition.[4][5]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "Asahinagu Live-Action Film Casts Mai Shiraishi". Anime News Network. April 17, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  2. ↑ "ANIME NEWS: Minami Hamabe to star in TV live-action 'Kakegurui'：The Asahi Shimbun". Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  3. ↑ "New trailer and poster for 'Asahi Nagu' live-action film adaptation released - tokyohive.com". www.tokyohive.com.
  4. ↑ "Asahinagu". 22 September 2017 – via www.imdb.com.
  5. ↑ "Nogizaka46's Nanase Nishino Stars in Live Action "Asahinagu" Film".
  6. ↑ "Asahinagu Sports Manga Gets Stage Play, Film Starring Nogizaka46 Idols". Anime News Network. February 21, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
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