

Pakodate-jin
2002, Japanese. Directed by Tetsu Maeda.
One morning Hikaru Hino, a high school student living in Hakodate, wakes up to find she has grown a tail. She quickly cancels her first date with classmate Hayato, complicating their relationship. Hikaru's sister makes a fake tail to cheer her up and takes her out around town together, but a reporter captures their photo which leads to a huge commotion in Hakodate. As the tale commotion reaches a fever pitch, another person with a tail, Mr. Yoshida, shows up. As a result, the commotion grows into a full-blown incident that involves the whole of Hakodate.
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 19 February 2002
- Original title
- パコダテ人
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Masako Imai
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Pakodate-jin runs 82 minutes (1h 22m).
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Pakodate-jin isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 February 2002. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Pakodate-jin?
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Who directed Pakodate-jin?
Pakodate-jin (2002) was directed by Tetsu Maeda and stars Aoi Miyazaki, Yo Oizumi, Masato Hagiwara.