is a 2013 film based on the
novels
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of the same name by
Hiro Arikawa
is a female Japanese light novelist from Kōchi, Japan.
Biography
Arikawa was born on June 9, 1972 in Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. She won the tenth annual Dengeki Novel Prize for new writers for ''Shio no Machi: Wish on My Precious'' ...
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Filming began in October, 2012, and the film was released on April 27, 2013. It was a critical and box office success in Japan, and was followed by a sequel, ''
Library Wars: The Last Mission.''
Plot
The story is set in
Japan, in 2019. The Japanese government has a law making it illegal to have objectionable books, and authorizing the military Media Betterment Force to find and destroy blacklisted books. The libraries oppose this through a paramilitary Library Defense Force. Atsushi Dojo (Junichi Okada) train librarians to protect the libraries from physical attacks.
A young woman named Iku Kasahara (Nana Eikura), who cherishes the childhood memory of a Librarian protecting her choice of books from the MBF, enlists to try out for the Library Defense Force. It is hard going, and Dojo is determined to test her capabilities. Meanwhile the MBF expands their campaigns, testing the balance of power with the Library. Investigating what led to the aggressive campaign leads the team to a conspiracy around an infamous 1999 library massacre. An elaborate battle breaks out between the government and Library Defense forces.
Cast
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Junichi Okada
is an actor and a former member of Japanese boy band V6, which was under the management of Johnny & Associates. He joined Johnny & Associates at the age of 14.
Music career
In the summer of 1995, Okada participated in ''Johnny's Pre-School'' ...
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Nana Eikura
is a Japanese actress, model, and occasional radio show host affiliated with Ken-On Group.
Biography
She was born in Izumi, Kagoshima, and raised in Sagamihara, Kanagawa.
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Kei Tanaka
is a Japanese actor.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Japanese dub
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Chiaki Kuriyama
is a Japanese actress, singer, and model. She is best known in the West for her roles as Takako Chigusa in Kinji Fukasaku's 2000 film '' Battle Royale'' and Gogo Yubari in Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film '' Kill Bill: Volume 1''.
Life and career
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References
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2013 films
Japanese science fiction films
Works by Akiko Nogi
2010s Japanese films
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