Ouran High School Host Club (film)
| Ouran High School Host Club | |
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| Japanese | 映画 桜蘭高校ホスト部 |
| Hepburn | Gekijoban Oran Koko Hosutobu |
| Directed by | Choru Han |
| Written by | Natsuko Ikeda |
| Based on |
Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori |
| Starring |
Haruna Kawaguchi Manpei Takagi Shinpei Takagi Yusuke Yamamoto Shunsuke Daito Ryo Ryusei Masaya Nakamura |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 min. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | US$$2.8 million |
Movie Edition Ouran High School Host Club (映画 桜蘭高校ホスト部 Gekijoban Oran Koko Hosutobu) is a 2012 Japanese school comedy film written by Natsuko Ikeda and directed by Choru Han.[1] The film is a live action adaptation of the manga series Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori. It was released on March 17, 2012.[2]
Plot
Following the events of the TV series, Haruhi Fujioka, a brilliant student from a middle-class family, continues to attend the prestigious Ouran High School and work in its Host Club, composed of six handsome boys: the hyperactive Tamaki Suou, sneaky Kyoya Ootori, playful twins Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin, cutesy Mitsukuni "Honey" Haninozuka, and quiet Takashi "Mori" Morinozuka, who service its female customers through flirting, which she agrees to do to pay for accidentally breaking the club's priceless Ming vase. Having spent her first year in the club, Haruhi becomes accustomed to the boys and is especially flustered when she comes face to face with Tamaki; she later learns from a romance magazine given to her by the creepy occultist Umehito Nekozawa that she has in fact fallen in love with him. This does not bode well with Hikaru, who has feelings for Haruhi.
In the meantime, the Host Club is about to attend the annual Ouran Festival, whose winning reward is the right to use the luxurious Central Salon. The club has to compete against, among others, the Black Magic Club (led by Nekozawa) and the American Football Club, led by Kyoya's rival, Takeshi Kuze. At the same time, the school also welcomes Princess Michelle Monaru of Singapore as an honorary student. The spoiled Michelle wants everyone to cherish her and later appears to make moves toward Tamaki, which makes Haruhi jealous.
However, it is revealed that Michelle only approaches Tamaki so her disgraced family can get into a deal with the Suou, which she does to appease her brother, Lawrence, whom she is estranged with due to the duties he inherited after their parents' deaths. Her attempt to retrieve her precious book, which fell into the rain before, turns awry when Tamaki injures himself while trying to protect Haruhi. Upon learning about this as well as her lie, the Suou head, Shizue, refuses to cooperate with the Monaru.
Realizing that Michelle's problem is her loneliness, Haruhi decides to participate in the Host Club's attempt to make her smile again by winning the Festival. They invite Lawrence to Japan, then present him to her as her family treasure, the Festival's end goal. Michelle's book, which Haruhi retrieved earlier, turns out to be a cookbook containing of all the Monaru family's favorite recipes; Michelle has waited for her brother to come home and finally have a proper dinner with her again. The siblings then reconcile and the Host Club is declared the winner of the Festival and gets the Central Salon. There, Hikaru expresses his sentiment that, though he loves Haruhi, he is content to see her happy with Tamaki. Later, when the Host Club takes a walk by a river, Haruhi unsuccessfully tries to express her feelings, but in the process, trips and accidentally kisses Tamaki, much to their embarrassment.
Through the closing credits, a scene is displayed in which Haruhi finally manages to enjoy otoro meat, after being denied since long ago.
Cast
- Haruna Kawaguchi as Haruhi Fujioka
- Momoka Ishii as Young Haruhi
- Yusuke Yamamoto as Tamaki Suou
- Ryo Ryusei as Umehito Nekozawa
- Masaya Nakamura as Takashi "Mori" Morinozuka
- Yudai Chiba as Mitsukuni "Honey" Haninozuka
- Shinpei Takagi as Hikaru Hitachiin
- Manpei Takagi as Kaoru Hitachiin
- Tomohiro Ichikawa as Takeshi Kuze
- Haru Bando as Kanan Mitsuyama
- Mariko Shinoda as Michelle Erika Monaru
- Nichkhun as Lawrence Shin Monaru
- Naomi Zaizen as Anne-Sophie (cameo)
- Shigeyuki Totsugi as Ryoji "Ranka" Fujioka
- Ami Suzuki as Kotoko Fujioka
- Takeshi Masu as Yuzuru Suou
- Kyoko Enami as Shizue Suou
- Shunsuke Daito as Kyoya Ootori
Reception
The film earned US$$2,821,766 at the Japanese box office.[3]
References
- ↑ "映画 桜蘭高校ホスト部(2012)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ↑ Sherman, Jennifer (2011-12-08). "Miwa to Sing Ouran High School Host Club Film's Theme". Anime News Network.
- ↑ "GEKIJôBAN ÔRAN KôKô HOSUTOBU (OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 9, 2015.