is a 2000 Japanese
science fiction
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adventure film
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directed by
Takashi Yamazaki
is a Japanese filmmaker and visual effects supervisor. Known for his blockbusters featuring advanced visual effects, he is considered a leading figure in the Cinema of Japan, Japanese film industry. Yamazaki is the recipient of multiple accolade ...
in his directorial debut.
Synopsis
Summer, 2000. Eleven-year-old Yusuke and his classmates are camping in a woods when suddenly they see a bright light streak over the treetops and into the woods. The boys take off into the woods towards the light. There in the ground, growing, they find a small round metallic object. Just as Yusuke reaches to touch it, the mysterious object pops up a set of eyes and the object says;
"I am Tetra, I meet Yusuke".
Startled Yusuke replies "Your name is Tetra? Cool!"
Tetra is kept from adult eyes in Yusuke's closet. Tetra creates wonderful gadgets using "never-seen-before" technology. It would appear Tetra was designed with artificial intelligence. But where did Tetra come from and what is its purpose? As the relationship grows between Yusuke and Tetra, these questions are answered.
Characters
* Yusuke Sakamoto (坂本裕介 ''Sakamoto Yūsuke'') - Yusuke is the main character. Yusuke hides Tetra in his room.
* Tetra (テトラ) - Tetra is a robot who has highly advanced artificial intelligence. Tetra came from the future with the keyword "juvenile".
* Soichiro Kanzaki (神崎宗一郎 ''Kanzaki Sōichirō'') - An electronics shop owner who introduces Yusuke to Tetra. Kanzaki is the only adult that the children trust with the secret of Tetra.
* Misaki Kinoshita (木下 岬 ''Kinoshita Misaki'') - One of Yusuke's friends. She wishes to connect Tetra to the internet.
* Noriko Kinoshita (木下範子 ''Kinoshita Noriko'') - Misaki's sister in law. Noriko becomes one of Soichiro's allies in his Physics research.
* Toshiya Matsuoka (松岡俊也 ''Matsuoka Toshiya'') - Misaki's playmate.
* Hidetaka Ohno (大野秀隆 ''Ōno Hidetaka'') - Hidetaka is Toshiya's "gopher." Hidetaka, who is thought to be the source of information at his school, is easily able to find information and proves handy to Yusuke and his friends.
Cast
*
Megumi Hayashibara
is a Japanese voice actress, singer, lyricist and radio personality from Kita ward in Tokyo and is affiliated with self-founded Woodpark Office. One of the most prominent Japanese voice actresses since the 1990s, Hayashibara is best known for ...
- Tetra (voice) / Female Researcher
*
Shingo Katori
is a Japanese actor, singer, television host, and radio personality. He was the youngest member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy band, boy bands in Asia.
Early life
Katori was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa and moved to Tokyo to pursue his car ...
- Soichiro Kamizaki
*
Miki Sakai
Miki Sakai (''Sakai Miki'', 酒井美紀), born 21 February 1978 in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Japan is an actress and J-pop idol singer.
As a teenager she made her feature film debut in the 1995 Shunji Iwai film ''Love Letter'' playing the role of Itsu ...
- Noriko Kinoshita
*
Anne Suzuki
is a Japanese actress.
Career
Suzuki co-starred in Shunji Iwai's '' Hana and Alice'' with Yū Aoi. She voiced the title character Ray Steam in Katsuhiro Otomo's animated film ''Steamboy''.
Suzuki played a supporting role in Andrew Lau and Al ...
- Misaki Kinoshita
*
Yuya Endo
is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Ryoma Echizen in ''The Prince of Tennis'' musical series (commonly known as '' Tenimyu''). He was also part of a young men's stage acting troupe, D-BOYS, which perform in various ...
- Yusuke Sakamoto
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Kyotaro Shimizu - Hidetaka Ohno
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Yuki - Toshiya Matsuoka
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Katsumi Takahashi
is a common Japanese given name used by either sex.
Written forms
Katsumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
;as a given name
*克己, "overcome, self/oneself"
*克巳, "overcome, sixth earthly branch"
*克美, "over ...
- Yusuke's Father
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Kuniko Asagi
is a Japanese actress and television presenter. Her real name is .
Early career
She attended Kokubunji High School in Tokyo, and Gakushuin University. Her resume includes Tokyo Disney Resort advertising, shown widely when the park opened.
...
- Yusuke's Mother
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Kinzoh Sakura
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Takashi Matsuo - Misawa
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Kazue Tsunogae - Snack Shop Lady
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Teruo Takeno - Byoid (voice)
Release
Toho will release a
4K remaster of the film on a limited theatrical run in Japan on November 22, 2024, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Yamazaki's directorial career.
References
External links
Official WebsiteJuvenileat the
Internet Movie Database
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2000 films
Films directed by Takashi Yamazaki
Films produced by Shūji Abe
2000s Japanese-language films
Japanese robot films
2000 science fiction films
2000s Japanese films
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