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Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet
4.1 / 10• 2006• 2h 0m•NR• Japanese
ActionThrillerScience FictionRomance
Storyline
Based on the Best Selling Anime Series "SAIKANO" Shy coed Chise (played by Aki Maeda from Battle Royale) is madly in love with high school athlete Shuji. The two share a bond which only intensifies when war breaks out in futuristic Japan. But Chise has a secret that - if revealed - would not only destroy her relationship but would also put her life at risk. Chise is not an ordinary teenage girl, she is actually the ultimate weapon of mass destruction, a genetically engineered cyborg built specifically for extreme military use. When she goes into battle, Chise strikes fear in everyone around her, including her own troops. Her boyfriend must never know.
Cast & Crew
Aki Maeda
Chise
Lead
Shunsuke Kubozuka
Shuji
Kanji Tsuda
The White-Robed Man
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Tetsu
Masatô Ibu
Murase
Miki Sakai
Fuyumi
Satoshi Nikaido
Vice-Captain
Shihori Kanjiya
Akemi
What People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Taikan Suga's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
