In Tomoko's Case
1996, Japanese. Directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro.
Tomoko Tamura, a second-year high school student living in a detached house in Miyahara-chō, Omiya City, Saitama Prefecture (now Kita Ward, Saitama City), goes on an overnight hot spring trip to Izu with eight of her classmates, four boys and four girls, to enjoy her last summer before their entrance exams. However, Tomoko cleverly gets off at a station along the way to buy some ekiben (boxed lunches), which causes her to miss the train and get separated from her friends. From there, a series of tragedies unfolds in this coming-of-age comedy. Based on the comic by Minako Fujino. Screening alongside the film is That's Cheating! The Biggest Plan in History? (starring Tatsuya Yamaguchi and Namie Amuro, directed by Hiroshi Sugawara) as a double feature theatrical release.
- Runtime
- 1h 1m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Katsuyuki MotohiroDirector
- Rie TomosakaTomoko Tamura
- Chika FujimuraMie Takagi
- Chiharu NiiyamaRisa Igarashi
- Yukie NakamaSakiko Shimada
- Tsuyoshi KimuraTaro Kobayashi
- Issey TakahashiTokio Okada
- Kouji MatsuyamaMakoto Ogasawara
- Tetsuya KoshinoShinji Yamada
- Masahiko NishimuraMichihiro Tamura
- Eri FuseTamura Machiko
- Kôsuke MoritaMichio Tamura
- Toshikazu FukawaHashida Station Staff, Shiba
Details
- Released
- 10 August 1996
- Original title
- 友子の場合
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Yumiko Aoyagi
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In Tomoko's Case runs 61 minutes (1h 1m).
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In Tomoko's Case isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 August 1996. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed In Tomoko's Case?
In Tomoko's Case (1996) was directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro and stars Rie Tomosaka, Chika Fujimura, Chiharu Niiyama.