Short Cut Lovers
1996, Japanese. Directed by Mari Terashima.
A heartbreaking and fruitless virtual love story between a NEET otaku youth addicted to video games and a beautiful girl who appears as a game character. This film is a paradoxical homage to director Nobuhiko Obayashi.
- Runtime
- 0h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- 1 January 1996
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Short Cut Lovers runs 32 minutes (0h 32m).
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Which OTT platform is Short Cut Lovers on?
Short Cut Lovers isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1996. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Short Cut Lovers?
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Who directed Short Cut Lovers?
Short Cut Lovers (1996) was directed by Mari Terashima.