Ichiro Hanada is a mischievous boy who gains the ability to see and talk to ghosts after a near-death experience. (live-action adaptation of the manga )
Acting
Kenta Suga's perfectly annoying Ichiro — authentic kid chaos, zero filter.
Practical Effects
Charming practical ghost effects that age like cozy Halloween decorations.
Director
Nobuo Mizuta
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapts Makoto Isshiki's 1993 manga, which ran in Monthly Ikki alongside more adult fare — its family-film success helped prove alt-manga could cross over.
Masako Motai (Granny Yoshikawa) was 72 during filming; her chemistry with child actor Suga was so natural that director Mizuta kept their unscripted bickering in the final cut.
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