NEMURUBAKA -Hypnic Jerks-
Original Title
ネムルバカ
NEMURUBAKA
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Release : March 2025 Duration : 106min. ©Masakazu Ishiguro, Tokuma Shoten/Nemurubaka Film Production Committee
STAFF
Director : Yugo Sakamoto ("Baby Assassins" Series) Screenplay : Aya Satsuki, Yugo Sakamoto Original Work : Masakazu Ishiguro ("And Yet the Town Moves", "Heavenly Delusion") CAST
Shiori Kubo (Nogizaka46) (LIFE OF MARIKO IN KABUKICHO) Yuna Taira (“Teasing Master Takagi-san”, “Love Is Light”)
INTRODUCTION
NEMURUBAKA is a beloved coming-of-age manga by Masakazu Ishiguro, a popular artist known for works such as And Yet the Town Moves (Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru) and Heavenly Delusion (Tengoku Daimakyo). Since its release in 2008, NEMURUBAKA has steadily grown in popularity. Now, the manga is making the leap from page to screen in a live-action adaptation directed by Yugo Sakamoto, a rising young filmmaker who gained recognition with the highly popular Baby Assassins films and TV series.
NEMURUBAKA -Hypnic Jerks- stars Shiori Kubo (Nogizaka46) and Yuna Taira, with Keito Tsuna and Kouhei Higuchi.
A youth story, NEMURUBAKA -Hypnic Jerks- was made for all those struggling to uncover their true selves.
STORY
University student Yumi Irisu (Shiroi Kubo) and her upper classmate Ruka Kujirai (Yuna Taira) are roommates in a women’s dorm. Yumi isn’t particularly passionate about anything and, between classes, works part-time at a used book and DVD shop. On the other hand, the perpetually broke Ruka pursues her dream of being a musician as the guitarist and vocalist of the indie band "Peat Moth." As close friends, they are constantly drinking at cheap restaurants and watching TV shows together. One day, a major record label approaches Ruka with an offer that could change everything for the two friends.