Closed Note

Closed Note

138 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 9, 2007

Kae Horii moves into her new flat in an undisclosed area of Kyoto. While unpacking her belongings, she discovers a hidden compartment behind a inconspicuous mirror. In that compartment, Kae finds a notebook, that turns out to be a diary belonging to the previous tenant. Later that evening Kae starts to read the diary. The writer of the diary is Ibuki Mano, a young lady about to embark on her first year as an elementary school teacher. Ibuki is also in love with a man named Takashi, who may or may not hold similar feelings for Ibuki.

Closed Note

138 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 9, 2007

Closed Note
Kae Horii moves into her new flat in an undisclosed area of Kyoto. While unpacking her belongings, she discovers a hidden compartment behind a inconspicuous mirror. In that compartment, Kae finds a notebook, that turns out to be a diary belonging to the previous tenant. Later that evening Kae starts to read the diary. The writer of the diary is Ibuki Mano, a young lady about to embark on her first year as an elementary school teacher. Ibuki is also in love with a man named Takashi, who may or may not hold similar feelings for Ibuki.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Toho Company, Ltd., Kadokawa Pictures, Cine Bazar, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Stardust Pictures
Original title クローズド・ノート
Directors Isao Yukisada
Writers Shusuke Shizukui, Tomoko Yoshida, Isao Yukisada, Chihiro Ito

Cast

Erika Sawajiri

as Kae Horii

Yûsuke Iseya

as Ryu Ishitobi

Yûko Takeuchi

as Ibuki Mano

Yuka Itaya

as Hoshi Yamazaki

Masaya Kikawada

as Ryo Matsume

Hiromi Nagasaku

as Kanako

Katsuo Nakamura

as Kiichiro

Saeko

as Hana Ikeuchi

Eisuke Sasai

as Teacher Sagawa

Tetsushi Tanaka

as Kashima

Urara Awata

as Kimiyo's Mother

Ai Yamaguchi

as Kimiyo Mizuhara

Renji Ishibashi

as Nakazawa Masamichi

Momoko Shimizu

as Ibuki's Student