Theatrical teaser for Yutaka Yamamoto’s “Watashi no Yasashikunai Senpai”
Posted by Kevin Ouellette on March 31, 2010 6:05pm EDT (2 years ago)
Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Manga/Anime/Light Novels, Future releases, Trailer Updates
Although some production footage from Watashi no Yasashikunai Senpai was released to various media outlets a few weeks back when the theme song was announced, the real theatrical teaser trailer wasn't released until earlier today through the film's official website. Normally I would just embed the clip here, but they've gone to great lengths to DRM-protect the stream and warn people not to do it in multiple languages. Message received.
The film marks the live-action debut of director Yutaka Yamamoto (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star, Kannagi) and is based on a story written by novelist Akira while still in high school. It went on to win the Renai Shousetsu (love novel) Contest in 2004 and was published by now-defunct Hekitensha in January of 2005.
The story is set on a remote island in the corner of Kyushi called Hitokage, where teenager Yamako Iriomote (Umika Kawashima) finds herself unable to confess her love for a certain upperclassman (Jingi Irie). She's written countless drafts of a love letter meant for him, but ends up stuffing them away in her pocket. To make matters worse, a particularly obnoxious upperclassman (played by comedian Satoshi Kanada) gets his hands on one of her letters, and Yamako is forced to deal with him to avoid any further humiliation.
Watashi no Yasashikunai Senpai will be released by Phantom Film in Japan on July 17, 2010.
Update (5/13): Here's an officially-sanctioned, non-infringing embed for those people who had trouble streaming the website's version:
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