Jinx!!! is a 2013 Japanese

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film starring

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's Park Hyomin,

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and Kurumi Shimizu. It was the first Japanese film starring a

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. The film premiered at the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival on October 20, 2013, making it the first Japanese movie starring a foreign actress to do so. It also received a nomination at the 14th Nippon Connection Film Festival in Frankfurt, Germany. The film was pre-sold to multiple East Asian countries including

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,and

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. In 2015, ''Jinx!!!'' was selected as part of the English association ''"''Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme''"'' in its 12th edition and was screened in various cities in the United Kingdom including in London, Belfast (Northern Ireland),

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, Birmingham,

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Synopsis

Ji-ho is a Korean girl who has lost her boyfriend in an accident. To get over her pain, she decides to travel to Japan as an exchange student at a university. There, she meets Kaede, a shy and lonely girl who doesn't initially treat her very well. Kaede has been in love with Yusuke for a long time, who also feels the same way about her. However, neither of them dared to confess. Ji-ho, immediately realizes this and wants to help them, using Korean methods, to achieve her goal of uniting them as a couple.

Cast

* Park Hyomin as Yoon Ji-ho. * Kurumi Shimizu as Yamaguchi Kaede. *

as Nomura Yusuke. *

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as Matsuzaka Hayato. * Airi Matsuyama as Muroi Kuniko. * Jeon Soo Kyung (cameo). * Sanae Miyata as Mimura Sachie. *

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as Sato Kiyoharu.

Production

Filming began in mid-February 2013 and was finished mid-March 2013. Shooting took place mostly in

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. Part of the movie was filmed in Kyushu International University Library in Kitakyushu City and in

Release

''Jinx!!!'' has its world premiere at the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival on October 20, 2013, making it the first Japanese movie starring a foreign actress to do so. It hit theatres in Japan on November 16, 2013, as a limited release. The film was pre-sold to multiple East Asian countries including

where it premiered on February 13, 2014, under ''The Dream & Pictures,'' Hong Kong on February 15, 2014, Singapore and

. The film had its European premiere at the 14th Nippon Connection Film Festival in Frankfurt, Germany on May 1, 2014, under the category Nippon Cinema. In 2015, ''Jinx!!!'' was selected as part of the English association ''"''Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme''"'' in its 12th edition and was screened in various cities in the United Kingdom including London at The Institute of Contemporary Arts, Belfast (Northern Ireland),

, Birmingham,

, Kendal and

Home Media and distribution

''Jinx!!!'' was released as a DVD in Japan on March 14, 2014, under

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in 2 editions; a Regular Edition which included the film, special news and the trailer and first press limited Edition which included 2 DVD sets, the first included the film. the second bonus DVD had behind the scenes videos, interviews with the main cast (Hyomin / Kurumi Shimizu & Kento Yamazaki), Tokyo International Film Festival coverage (October 17 green carpet / November 16 opening stage greeting / November 35 thank you stage greeting), a music video of the original soundtrack ''

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), collectibles and a poster. The film is available for rent and purchase on

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's online video streaming platform Gayo! under premium content.

Soundtrack

An original soundtrack was released for the film by South Korean girl group

named ''

(You Gave Me Guidance)'' on November 20, 2013''.'' The song was released as the group's eighth Japanese single and was then re-released on their third Japanese album

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on May 14, 2014.

Awards and nominations

Adaptations

Yukiko Manabe who was in charge of the screenplay remade the film into a novel on September 25 and into an

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on February 25, 2014. The film was also made into a

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by Japanese manga artist Reiko Momochi on November 13, 2013.

References

External links

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