The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya

– It is mid-december, and SOS Brigade chief Haruhi Suzumiya announces that the Brigade is going to hol..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
8.10 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 43 Minutes
Release Year:
2010
Original Name:
涼宮ハルヒの消失
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010) - Also known as 涼宮ハルヒの消失

It is mid-december, and SOS Brigade chief Haruhi Suzumiya announces that the Brigade is going to hold a Christmas party in their clubroom, with Japanese hotpot for dinner. The brigade members Kyon, Yuki Nagato, Mikuru Asahina and Itsuki Koizumi start preparing everything for the party, such as costumes and decorations. But a couple of days later, Kyon arrives at school only to find that Haruhi is missing. Not only that, but Mikuru claims she has never known Kyon before, Koizumi is also missing, and Yuki has become the sole member of the literature club. The SOS Brigade seems to have never existed, nor has Haruhi Suzumiya. No one in the school has ever heard about her… except for Kyon.

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Release Date:

21 May 2010

Language:

Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Tatsuya Ishihara, Yasuhiro Takemoto

Writer:

Nagaru Tanigawa (novels), Fumihiko Shimo (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Aya Hirano, Tomokazu Sugita, Minori Chihara, Yûko Gotô

Plot:

On December 18, Kyon finds that several traces of the SOS Brigade have mysteriously disappeared from his life. Mikuru and Yuki do not seem to recall meeting him, and Haruhi and Itsuki do not attend North High School. In addition, all the former Brigade members have become normal people. Eventually, Kyon receives a message from Yuki's alien counterpart asking him to gather keys for a program that could return him to his own reality. This starts Kyon on a journey that eventually leads him back to the night Haruhi first became interested in meeting aliens, time travelers, and espers.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.1/10