Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: sunny-movie.jp (Japan)

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Toho Co., Ltd. has provided information and high-res photos from SUNNY - OUR HEARTS BEAT TOGETHER (SUNNY ?????????, Sunny Tsuyoi Kimochi Tsuyoi Ai), a remake the 2011 Korean film SUNNY (??, Sseoni). Directed by Hitoshi One (LOVE STRIKES, BAKUMAN, SCOOP!), the movie depicts the friendships of high school girls in the late 90s who were known as `kogals,` and features J-POP tunes from the era. STORY In the 1990s, six Japanese high school girls -- Nami (Suzu Hirose), Serika (Maika Yamamoto), Kokoro (Momoko Tanabe), Yuko (Mio Noda), Ume (Miu Tomita) and Nana (Elaiza Ikeda) -- who were caught up in the kogal boom formed their own tight-knit group called "Sunny". 22 years later, Nami (Ryoko Shinohara) is a 40-year-old homemaker with the typical adult problems. One day, she has a chance encounter with former best friend Serika (Yuka Itaya), whom she has not seen in many years. Serika tells her that she has terminal cancer wants to reunite with the members of Sunny one last time. Nami sets about tracking down their old friends. CREDITS Japanese Theatrical Release: August 31, 2018 (Nationwide Roadshow) Running Time: 118 Minutes Cast Nami: Ryoko Shinohara Nami: Suzu Hirose Yuko: Eiko Koike Ume: Naomi Watanabe Nana: Elaiza Ikeda Serika: Maika Yamamoto Yuko: Mio Noda Kokoro: Momoko Tanabe Ume: Miu Tomita Kokoro: Rie Tomosaka Wataru Fujii: Haruma Miura Private Detective Nakagawa: Lily Franky Serika: Yuka Itaya Staff Director: Hitoshi One Original Story: SUNNY by Kang Hyeong-Cheol (CJ E&M CORPORATION) Writer: Hitoshi One Producers: Akihiro Yamauchi, Genki Kawamura Cinematographers: Shoichi Ato, Keiji Hashimoto Editor: Yasuyuki Ozeki Music: Tetsuya Komuro Production Company: "SUNNY" Film Partners Distributor: Toho Production Studios: Toho Pictures, Office Crescendo World Sales: Toho International Dept. © 2018 "SUNNY" Film Partners

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About Toho Company. Ltd.

Founded in 1932, Toho Co., Ltd. is one of the leading entertainment conglomerates in Japan. Toho is best known worldwide as the producer of the Godzilla films, as well as most of the films by the world-renowned director, Akira Kurosawa. Besides film production, Toho also distributes Japanese films (earning the highest box office receipts for decades in Japan) as well as foreign films through its subsidiary, owns first class movie theaters throughout Japan, produces legitimate plays and musicals, and has more than 100 entertainment-related subsidiaries.