The Case of Hana & Alice (????????? Hana to Arisu Satsujin Jiken) is a Japanese anime youth drama film written and directed by Shunji Iwai. It is the prequel to Iwai's 2004 live-action film, Hana and Alice. The film was released on February 20, 2015. A manga adaptation by Dowman Sayman began serialization in Shogakukan's Yawaraka Spirits magazine from February 16, 2015.
The Case of Hana & Alice | |
Poster featuring the two main leads | |
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Genre | Coming-of-age |
Anime film | |
Directed by | Shunji Iwai |
Produced by | Yoshio Nakayama Sh?ichi Furuta Shigeyuki End? Masahiko Mizuguchi Shinichir? Tsuzuki |
Written by | Shunji Iwai |
Music by | Shunji Iwai |
Studio | Rockwell Eyes Stephen Stephen |
Released |
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Runtime | 100 minutes |
Manga | |
Written by | Dowman Sayman |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Demographic | Seinen |
Magazine | Yawaraka Spirits |
Original run | February 16, 2015 – present |
Screenplay
It tells the story of Alice Arisugawa, a transfer student who heard the strange rumor "Judas was killed by four other Judas" while sitting in class. Alice starts to investigate the rumor while revealing that the only person who knows the answer to her question might be her next-door neighbor and classmate Hana.
Surprisingly, Hana's residence is the angst-inducing "Flower House" that everyone is scared of.
But unlike most, Alice not being able to keep her curiosity in check, decides to sneak in and asks the reclusive Hana for any kind of information or clues that might lead to solving the Judas murder.
It quickly turns into an adventurous hunt for hints and the "smallest murder in the world."
- Y? Aoi as Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (??? ?? Arisugawa Tetsuko, ??? Arisu)
- Anne Suzuki as Hana Arai (?? ? Arai Hana)
- Ryo Katsuji as Kotaro Yuda (????? Yuda K?tar?)
- Haru Kuroki as Ogino
- Tae Kimura as Yuki Sakaki (ballet teacher)
- Sei Hiraizumi as Kenji Kuroyanagi (???? Kuroyanagi Kenji) (Alice's father)
- Shoko Aida as Kayo Arisugawa (??? ?? Arisugawa Kayo) (Alice's mother)
- Ranran Suzuki as Mutsu Mutsumi
- Tomohiro Kaku as Tomonaga (???? Tomonaga-sensei)
- Midoriko Kimura as Tomomi Arai (???? Arai Tomomi) (Hana's mother)
Andrew Osmond of Anime News Network gave the film an overall grade of B+ and said that "despite its aesthetic issues and a meandering start, Hana & Alice is a highly likable film about hugely likable teens."
The film won the Bronze Audience Award for best animated feature film at the 19th Fantasia International Film Festival.