The Case of Hana & Alice

2015 98 min ★ 7.3 Animation, Comedy, Mystery

After transferring to Ishinomori Middle School, Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa overhears her classmates discussing a strange rumor. The previous occupant of her seat, a nondescript "Judas," is missing and presumed murdered. Amidst dealing with her mother's undesired meddling in her affairs and warding off her classmates' bullying, the troubled Alice starts to investigate the mystery surrounding Judas' disappearance. The trail of clues leads her to the house of her next-door neighbor, the quirky and reclusive Hana Arai.

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Cast

Yu Aoi

Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)

Anne Suzuki

Hana Arai (voice)

Ryo Katsuji

Koutarou Yuda (voice)

Haru Kuroki

Satomi Ogino (voice)

Tae Kimura

Yuki Tsutsumi (voice)

Sei Hiraizumi

Kenji Kuroyanagi (voice)

Shoko Aida

Kayo Arisugawa (voice)

Ranran Suzuki

Mutsumi Mutsu (voice)

Kaku Tomohiro

Teacher Asanaga (voice)

Midoriko Kimura

Tomomi Arai (voice)

Details

Director

Shunji Iwai

Tagline

"Don't step on the fish in the pool."

Status

Released

Original Language

JA

Production

Steve N'Steven, CoMix Wave Films, Production I.G

Reviews

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Reno

May 26, 2017

★ 7/10

**The legend of Yuda.** It is a prequel to the 2004 film 'Hana and Alice' from the same writer, director. So I had to watch that before coming to this one and I found both the films were pretty good. Usually to watch a sequel, you have to be familiar with the original. But for a prequel, it's not necessary as the story wise it would be the original, despite not the first to release in the serie...