Good Bye, My Secret Friend (2009)
Based on Saibara Rieko's manga, Ike-chan to Boku (a.k.a. Good Bye My Secret Friend) tells the heartfelt story of a young boy named Toshio and his imaginary friend Ike-chan. Toshio's floating blob of a friend has two big eyes and a mouth, and changes colors and sizes depending on the mood. When Toshio is sad, she turns small. When Toshio makes friend with a girl, she turns bright red from anger. Ike-chan stays by Toshio's side as he grows older, but the day he finds his first love, Ike-chan disappears from his life. Child actor Fukasawa Arashi (Helen the Baby Fox) takes the leading role in this affecting fable about childhood, friendship, and growing up from director Ohoka Toshihiko. Popular actress Aoi Yu voices Ike-chan.
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Yu Aoi
as Narrator
Yu Aoi (蒼井優) is a Japanese actress and model born on August 17, 1985. She made her film debut as Shiori Tsuda in Shunji Iwai's 2001 film All About Lily Chou-Chou. She subsequently portrayed Tetsuko Ar...
Arashi Fukasawa
as Yoshio (Boku)
Arashi Fukasawa (深澤 嵐, Fukasawa Arashi, August 3, 1996) is a Japanese actor from Tokyo who is affiliated with Alpha Agency. Previously, he was affiliated with Smile Monkey..
Rie Tomosaka
as Mitsuko
Rie Tomosaka (ともさか りえ, Tomosaka Rie) is a Japanese actress and pop star from Mitaka-shi, Tokyo, born on October 12, 1979 in Nagano-shi, Nagano. She works for Itoh Company. From 1996 to 1997, she has a...
Masato Hagiwara
as Shigeyuki
Masato Hagiwara (born August 21, 1971 in Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese actor. He is employed by Alpha Agency.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Masato Hagiwara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, f...
Fuyuki Moto
as Kiyojii
Misako Renbutsu
as Misako / Misae
Misako Renbutsu is an actress in Japan. She won the Grand Prix award at the Super Heroine Audition Miss Phoenix in 2005..
Director
Toshihiko Ooka