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Boyhood

6.919511h 50mMovieDramaWar

When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community.

DirectorKeisuke Kinoshita
WritersKeisuke Kinoshita·Sumie Tanaka
ProducerTakeshi Ogura

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Cast · Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita

ATAkiko Tamura
Akiko Tamura
Mother
AIAkira Ishihama
Akira Ishihama
First son
CRChishū Ryū
Chishū Ryū
Father
RMRentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni
Teacher Shimomura
TKToshiko Kobayashi
Toshiko Kobayashi
Toyo, Maid
MSMutsuko Sakura
Mutsuko Sakura
Mrs. Yamazaki
TSTakeshi Sakamoto
Takeshi Sakamoto
Furukawa
RK
Ryuji Kita
Head master
JM
Junji Masuda
EMEiko Miyoshi
Eiko Miyoshi
ET
Eiko Takamatsu
KN
Kazui Nihonmatsu

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Boyhood is streaming on Criterion Channel in United States. It's not currently on Netflix.

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