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Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop

2021-07-22 · 88 min · ★ 7.3

Animation · Romance · Drama

After meeting one day, a shy boy who expresses himself through haiku and a bubbly but self-conscious girl share a brief, magical summer.

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Directors
Kyohei Ishiguro
Production companies
Signal.MD, Sublimation
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Somegoro IchikawaSomegoro IchikawaCherry (voice)
Hana SugisakiHana SugisakiSmile (voice)
Megumi HanMegumi HanBeaver (voice)
Natsuki HanaeNatsuki HanaeJapan (voice)
Yuuichirou UmeharaYuuichirou UmeharaToughboy (voice)
Megumi NakajimaMegumi NakajimaJulie (voice)
Sumire MorohoshiSumire MorohoshiMarie (voice)
Shizuka ItohShizuka ItohNami (voice)
Minori SuzukiMinori SuzukiAkiko (voice)
Hiroshi KamiyaHiroshi KamiyaKoichi (voice)
Maaya SakamotoMaaya SakamotoMaria (voice)
Yasuaki TakumiYasuaki TakumiKanta (voice)
Nanako MoriNanako MoriSae (voice)
Aya HisakawaAya HisakawaTanaka (voice)
Manami NumakuraManami NumakuraMiyuki (voice)
Junichi YanagitaJunichi YanagitaMotopuri (voice)
Kikuko InoueKikuko InoueTsubaki (voice)
Koichi YamaderaKoichi YamaderaMr. Fujiyama (voice)
Eizo TsudaEizo Tsuda(voice)
Hitomi ShogawaHitomi Shogawa(voice)

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