Single8 (2023)
Overview
Summer 1978. High schooler Kurita is inspired by Star Wars, and films a spaceship scene on a 8mm camera together with his friend Ozawa. When the class is discussing a project for their school festival, Kurita's suggestion to make an SF movie ends up winning. Together with their movie fan classmate Sasaki, the boys start to plan a movie and manage to convince Yamashita, the prettiest girl in class, to star as the heroine. Over the summer vacation, the four shoot their movie, "Time Reverse", where an alien spaceship arrives on Earth to turn back time in order to save mankind from itself.
Where to watch Single8
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Hulu | Amazon Video, FOD | Amazon Video |
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What is Single8 about?
Summer 1978. High schooler Kurita is inspired by Star Wars, and films a spaceship scene on a 8mm camera together with his friend Ozawa. When the class is discussing a project for their school festival, Kurita's suggestion to make an SF movie ends up winning. Together with their movie fan classmate Sasaki, the boys start to plan a movie and manage to convince Yamashita, the prettiest girl in class, to star as the heroine. Over the summer vacation, the four shoot their movie, "Time Reverse", where an alien spaceship arrives on Earth to turn back time in order to save mankind from itself. Single8 is a Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction, Drama movie, released on 2023-03-18, runtime 112 minutes.
Is Single8 worth watching?
TMDB users rate Single8 7.3 out of 10 from 15 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch Single8?
In Japan, Single8 streams on Hulu and can be rented from Amazon Video and FOD. Movie World also lists the official trailer, online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Kazuya Konaka
Cast
- Yu Uemura as Hiroshi Kurita
- Akari Takaishi as Natsumi Yamashita
- Noa Fukuzawa as Yoshio Ozawa
- Ryuta Kuwayama as Tsuyoshi Sasaki
- Takuji Kawakubo as Mr. Maruyama
- Ryûki Kitaoka as Curry Restaurant Owner
- Yusuke Sato as Terao
- Narimi Arimori as Hiroshi's Mother
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Sources
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