Movie: The Kirishima Thing (English title) Romaji: Kirishima, Bukatsu Yamerutteyo Japanese: 桐島、部活やめるってよ Director: Daihachi Yoshida Writer: Ryo Asai (novel), Kohei Kiyasu, Daihachi Yoshida Producer: Naoki Suganuma, Masahiko Ibaraki, Ken Hironaka, Fumihiro Hirai, Hiroyasu Asami, Tatsuro Hatanaka, Shinya Wasaki), Kazuhisa Kitajima, Takahiro Sato, Seiji Okuda, Hiroshi Miyazaki Cinematographer: Ryuto Kondoh Release Date: August 11, 2012 Runtime: 103 min. Genre: Drama / Teen / School / Best Film-Movie of the Year Production Company: NTV, Showgate Distributor: Showgate Language: Japanese Country: Japan **Plot** "Kirishima, Bukatsu Yamerutteyo" tells the story of two high school students who crosses social boundaries between the elite and lower class at their school. Ryoya Maeda, from the lower class, is a member of the film club, while Hiroki Kikuchi, from the elite class, is a non-participating member of the high school baseball team. **Notes** Movie is based on the novel "Kirishima, Bukatsu Yamerutteyo" by Ryo Asai (first published February, 2010). Ryo Asai's original novel "Kirishima, Bukatsu Yamerutteyo" is an omnibus story telling the stories of numerous characters. The movie "Kirishima, Bukatsu Yamerutteyo" focuses on two characters from the novel Ryoya Maeda & Hiroki Kikuchi. Filming takes place in Kochi City, Japan. **Cast** Ryunosuke Kamiki as Ryoya Maeda Ai Hashimoto as Kasumi Higashihara Suzuka Ohgo as Aya Sawashima Masahiro Higashide as Hiroki Kikuchi Kurumi Shimizu as Mika Miyabe Mizuki Yamamoto as Risa Mayu Matsuoka as Sana Motoki Ochiai as Ryuta Koudai Asaka as Tomohiro Tomoya Maeno as Takefumi Nobuyuki Suzuki as Kubo Takemi Fujii as Shiori Taiga as Fuusuke **Additional Cast Members:** Shuhei Takahashi - captain Isao Enomoto - Hino Hideto Iwai - Katayama Tomofumi Okumura - boy on rooftop