Classmates (2008 film)

Classmates
Directed by	Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Produced by	Takashi Ōhashi; Hirofumi Ogoshi; Midori Okude; Ryūtarō Ueda
Screenplay by	Yoshihiro Fukagawa; Keiko Kanome
Based on	Dōkyūsei; by Keiko Kanome
Starring	Yūichi Nakamura; Mirei Kiritani; Yūta Takahashi; Shō Kubo; Nanami Sakuraba; Makoto Kawahara; Tomoya Nagai; Ema Fujisawa; Ikkei Watanabe
Music by	Mamiko Hirai
Cinematography	Hikaru Yasuda
Edited by	Tsuyoshi Wada
Production; company	SPO Entertainment
Distributed by	SPO Entertainment
Release date	10 May 2008 (Japan);
Running time	86 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Classmates (同級生, Dōkyūsei) is a 2008 Japanese film directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa and based on the novel of the same name by Keiko Kanome. The film stars Yūichi Nakamura as Jun Shibahara, Mirei Kiritani as Nozomi Hayakawa and Yūta Takahashi as Naoki Murai. The film was released on May 10, 2008.[1] The movie also has a sister film premiered simultaneously titled Taiikukan Baby, which is composed of the same cast but with different plot and with BL themes.[2]

Plot

Jun Shibahara is the best in the school's swimming team. One day, he passes out and in the hospital, he is diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, forcing him to retire from swimming. Jun loses all reason to exist and falls in depression. Suddenly though, he receives an email to his cellphone by someone else named Jun. They start emailing each other more and soon friendship becomes love. This makes Jun realize that swimming is not everything in life and they decide to go to the same university. However, happiness soon becomes tragedy.

Cast

Yūichi Nakamura as Jun Shibahara
Mirei Kiritani as Nozomi Hayakawa
Yūta Takahashi as Naoki Murai
Shō Kubō as Shōichi Kato
Nanami Sakuraba as Yūki Hayakawa
Makoto Kawahara as Hikari Ijima
Tomoya Nagai as Makoto Fujisawa
Ema Fujisawa as Michiru Yada
Mayuko Irie as Nozomi's Mother
Ikkei Watanabe as Yasushi Shibahara

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References

"同級生(2008)". All Cinema. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
"体育館ベイビー". Eiga. Retrieved July 26, 2018.

External links

Classmates on IMDb

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[1] "同級生(2008)". All Cinema. Retrieved July 26, 2018.

[2] "体育館ベイビー". Eiga. Retrieved July 26, 2018.