Hal

7.0

2013

1h 0m

AnimationRomance

Kurumi’s heart was broken by the sudden death of her boyfriend in a tragic airplane accident. By melding futuristic technology with the binary equivalent of human emotion, a brilliant scientist created an ultra-lifelike robotic surrogate to take Hal’s place – and lure Kurumi from her shroud of solitude.

Key Crew

Director

Ryotaro Makihara

Producers

George Wada

Tetsuya Kinoshita

Fumi Teranishi

Writers

Tsutomu Izumi

Tokiko Mega

Cinematography

Koji Tanaka

Music

Michiru Oshima

Cast (14)

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Hal (voice)

Yoko Hikasa

Kurumi (voice)

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