19 is a 2001 Japanese

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

written and directed by

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. It was released on 14 July 2001.

Cast

* as Usami *

Masashi Endō is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in more than ten films since 1993, most notably in'' Wild Zero'' and '' Sawako Decides.'' Selected filmography ;Film ;Television External links * 1974 births Living people Japanese male film act ...

Nachi Nozawa was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and theatre director from Tokyo. He was affiliated with Office PAC at the time of his death. His real name was . Nozawa was the official dub-over artist of Al Pacino and Alain Delon. Also he was known ...

Ryo Shinmyo Ryo may refer to: * Ryō, a gold currency unit in pre-Meiji Japan Shakkanhō system * Ryō (actress) (born 1973), Japanese model, actress, and singer * Ryō (given name), a unisex Japanese given name * Ryo, Georgia Ryo is an unincorporated communit ...

Takeo Noro Takeo may refer to: * Takéo Province, a province of Cambodia **Doun Kaev (town), formerly known as Takéo, the capital of Takéo province *Ta Keo, an Angkorian temple in Cambodia *Takeo, Saga, a city in Saga Prefecture, Japan * Takeo (given name), ...

Reception

Tom Mes of

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wrote that the film "has less to do with social comment than with delivering an exercise in consistency."

References

External links

* 2001 drama films 2001 films Japanese drama films 2000s Japanese films {{2000s-Japan-film-stub