Library Wars: The Last Mission Explained

Library Wars: The Last Mission
Native Name:図書館戦争 THE LAST MISSION
Director:Shinsuke Sato
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Starring:Junichi Okada
Nana Eikura
Kei Tanaka
Sota Fukushi
Naomi Nishida

Tao Tsuchiya
Aoi Nakamura
Kazuyuki Aijima
Kiyoshi Kodama
Tori Matsuzaka
Chiaki Kuriyama
Kōji Ishizaka
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Distributor:Toho[1]
Runtime:120 minutes
Country:Japan
Language:Japanese
Gross:[2]

is a 2015 Japanese romance action comedy film directed by Shinsuke Sato. The film is a sequel of Library Wars (2013), with both films based on the light novel series Library War written by Hiro Arikawa and illustrated by Sukumo Adabana. The film was released on October 10, 2015.[3] [4]

Plot

It is a time in which the expression of thought is censored, and the media is tightly controlled. Bearing up under a harsh regimen of instruction under the terrifying Atsushi Dojo, Iku Kasahara is now a full-fledged member of the Library Defense ‘Task Force’, and divides her time between hard physical training and regular library work. Dojo and the rest of the Task Force are ordered to guard a public exhibition featuring ‘The Handbook of Library Law’, a book widely seen as the symbol of freedom, of which there is only one existing copy. The assignment seems easy enough, but this is in fact a trap designed to wipe out and thus disband the Task Force and restore a twisted society to the correct moral path.

Cast

Reception

Library Wars: The Last Mission grossed US$16.8 million in Japan.[5] The film was number-one on its opening weekend at the Japanese box office, with .[4] It was also number-one on the second weekend, with .[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Japan Box Office: 'Library Wars 2' Wins Second Weekend. Mark Schilling. October 19, 2015. October 21, 2015. Variety.com.
  2. Web site: Mozu tops Japan box office. Kevin Ma. November 12, 2015. November 21, 2015. Film Business Asia.
  3. Web site: 図書館戦争 THE LAST MISSION (2015). October 14, 2015. allcinema. Stingray. Japanese.
  4. Web site: Japan Box Office: 'Library Wars' Sequel Tops Holiday Weekend. Mark Schilling. October 13, 2015. October 14, 2015. Variety.com.
  5. Web site: The Asian films driving global box office. Film Business Asia. May 16, 2014. May 17, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140517233641/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/the-asian-films-driving-global-box-office. May 17, 2014.