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In the 1970’s, a group of high-schoolers, obsessed with Star Wars, picks up an 8mm camera and attempts to make their own sci-fi film.

Cast

Yu Uemura

as Hiroshi

Akari Takaishi

as Natsumi

Noa Fukuzawa

as Yoshio

Ryuta Kuwayama

as Sasaki

Takuji Kawakubo

as Mr. Maruyama

Ryûki Kitaoka

as Curry Restaurant Owner

Yusuke Sato

as Terao

Narimi Arimori

as Hiroshi's Mother

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