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Synopsis
When Alice transfers to a new middle school, she hears an urban legend about a student who disappeared the previous year and is suspected to have been killed by his fellow students. Even worse, Alice discovers that she lives next door to his former house, a supposedly haunted home now occupied by a reclusive classmate named Hana. Hana and Alice decide to investigate this “murder case” together, but soon find their lack of detective skills may be an obstacle, in this unusual and charming film from famed writer-director Shunji Iwai, in which a shaggy-dog mystery tale ultimately gives way to a wonderfully nuanced story of young female friendship, and the fantasies and thrills of everyday teenage life.
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| Amazon VOD: | Amazon |
| iTunes: | iTunes |
| Vudu: | Vudu |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | August 15th, 2015 (Limited) by GKIDS, released as The Case of Hana & Alice |
| Video Release: | September 17th, 2019 by Shout Factory, released as The Case of Hana & Alice |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 100 minutes |
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| Production Method: | Digital Animation |
| Production Countries: | Japan |
| Languages: | Japanese |