The Case of Hana & Alice
2015 1h 39m movie Film Japan

The Case of Hana & Alice

花とアリス殺人事件

Synopsis

花とアリス殺人事件

Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa has just moved to a new house with her recently divorced mother and enrolled at a school where a strange rumor lingers among the students about "Judas," who is said to have been murdered over a year before. She is told that if anybody knows his fate it would be Hana Arai, the recluse in the house next door who has been unable to bring herself to attend class since "Judas" disappeared.

The 2014–2016 Japan Window

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Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The Case of Hana & Alice. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Case of Hana & Alice premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.3
TMDB Rating
128
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,561 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,151 of 2,532 (top 45%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Steve N'Steven, CoMix Wave Films, Production I.G
Runtime 1h 39m
Release Date February 20, 2015
IMDb tt4125300
Official Site www.ntv.co.jp

Themes & Motifs

  • friendship
  • bullying
  • first love
  • anime
  • girls love

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