My Brother's Friend

My Brother's Friend (Japanese: 兄友, Hepburn: Anitomo) is a 2018 Japanese romantic comedy film based on Modomu Akagawara's 2015 manga series Anitomo. Directed by Ryo Nakajima, it stars Ryusei Yokohama and Risaki Matsukaze.[1]

My Brother's Friend
Directed byRyo Nakajima
Screenplay byChieko Nakagawa
Based onmanga series Anitomo
by Modomu Akagawara
StarringRyusei Yokohama
Risaki Matsukaze
Release date
  • May 28, 2018 (2018-05-28) (Japan)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Anitomo was first published as a one-shot in Hakusensha's The Hana to Yume magazine in January 2015 before it was launched as a series in May 2015. It was also adapted for a drama series which also stars the same leads. It premiered in March 2018.[2]

Plot

High school student Sōta Nishino (Ryusei Yokohama) visits his friend Yukihiro Nanase's (Tsuyoshi Furukawa) house and meets his younger sister Mai Nanase (Risaki Matsukaze), a somewhat naive high school student. They start a relationship after Mai overheard Nishino telling her brother "Your sister is cute." However, their relationship is threatened when Nishino's cousin, Ituski Kaga (Koudai Matsuoka), also falls in love with Mai.[1][3]

Cast
  • Ryusei Yokohama as Sōta Nishino
  • Risaki Matsukaze as Mai Nanase
  • Koudai Matsuoka as Ituski Kaga
  • Tsuyoshi Furukawa as Yukihiro Nanase
  • Karin Ono as Aki Nishino

References
  1. "Anitomo Manga Gets Live-Action Film Starring Ryūsei Yokohama in 2018". Anime News Network. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. "Anitomo Manga Also Gets Live-Action Drama Adaptation". Anime News Network. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  3. "My Brother's Friend (Ani Tomo) with English subtitle". 22 January 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019 – via YouTube.


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