
To Pen a Book
2024, Japanese. Directed by Tetsuo Shinohara.
Tetsuhiro is on a journey to overcome writer’s block caused by the tragedy of a small village he wrote about in his bestselling novel.
A protagonist, Tetsuhiro is on a journey to overcome writer’s block that was caused by the tragedy of a small village he wrote about in his bestselling novel. Simultaneously, he visits his favorite book shops, meets with his friends and encounters new people so to ease his emotional pain. From Tochigi, then to Kyoto and finally in Kagawa, he finds his own bestselling book during his journey, but will this give him an answer to the reason why he could not write any more?
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 5 October 2024
- Original title
- 本を綴る
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Sensho Ichika
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To Pen a Book runs 107 minutes (1h 47m).
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To Pen a Book isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 October 2024. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like To Pen a Book?
If you liked To Pen a Book, try Not Another Happy Ending, Deconstructing Harry, The Vanishing of Sidney Hall.
Who directed To Pen a Book?
To Pen a Book (2024) was directed by Tetsuo Shinohara and stars Toshihiro Yashiba, Maki Miyamoto, Tomoharu Hasegawa.