Hana Sugisaki is cast for the lead role in movie “52 Hertz no Kujiratachi.” The movie is based on 2020 novel “52 Hertz no Kujiratachi” by Sonoko Machida and directed by Izuru Narushima (“Solomon’s Perjury 1: Suspicion“). The novel is the winner of the 18th Japan Booksellers’ Award in 2021. For the movie version, Hana Sugisaki will play Kiko Mishima. She leaves behind her family that abused her and moves to seaside town. There, she meets a 13-year-old boy that experienced similar abuse as she did.
Filming for “52 Hertz no Kujiratachi” is currently ongoing and the movie will be released March, 2024 in Japan.
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Kiko Mishima (Hana Sugisaki) was exploited by her own family. When she was little, her mother neglected her. After her mother remarried, Kiko Mishima was abused mentally and physically by her family that included her mother, stepfather, and younger stepbrother. She didn’t belong to this family. Somehow, Kiko Mishima disconnects from her family in Tokyo and moves to a seaside town in Oita. There, Kiko Mishima meets a 13-year-old boy named Mushi. He has been abused by his mother and does not speak due to trauma from the abuse. The boy Mushi reminds Kiko Mishima of herself when she was younger.
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