is a 2013 film based on the

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of the same name by

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. Filming began in October, 2012, and the film was released on April 27, 2013. It was a critical and box office success in Japan, and was followed by a sequel, '' Library Wars: The Last Mission.''

Plot

The story is set in

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, in 2019. The Japanese government has a law making it illegal to have objectionable books, and authorizing the military Media Betterment Force to find and destroy blacklisted books. The libraries oppose this through a paramilitary Library Defense Force. Atsushi Dojo (Junichi Okada) train librarians to protect the libraries from physical attacks. A young woman named Iku Kasahara (Nana Eikura), who cherishes the childhood memory of a Librarian protecting her choice of books from the MBF, enlists to try out for the Library Defense Force. It is hard going, and Dojo is determined to test her capabilities. Meanwhile the MBF expands their campaigns, testing the balance of power with the Library. Investigating what led to the aggressive campaign leads the team to a conspiracy around an infamous 1999 library massacre. An elaborate battle breaks out between the government and Library Defense forces.

Cast

Junichi Okada is an actor and a former member of Japanese boy band V6, which was under the management of Johnny & Associates. He joined Johnny & Associates at the age of 14. Music career In the summer of 1995, Okada participated in ''Johnny's Pre-School'' ...

Nana Eikura is a Japanese actress, model, and occasional radio show host affiliated with Ken-On Group. Biography She was born in Izumi, Kagoshima, and raised in Sagamihara, Kanagawa.

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* 2013 films Japanese science fiction films Works by Akiko Nogi 2010s Japanese films {{2010s-Japan-film-stub