Typhoon Noruda

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Typhoon Noruda
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Promotional poster
Japanese name
Kanji 台風のノルダ
Transcriptions
Revised Hepburn Taifū no Noruda
Directed byYōjirō Arai
Produced by
  • Katsuhiro Takei
  • Noriko Ozaki
Starring
CinematographyMitsuhiro Sato
Edited byHiroshi Okuda
Music by Masashi Hamauzu
Production
company
Release date
  • June 5, 2015 (2015-06-05)
Running time
27 minutes [1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Typhoon Noruda (Japanese: 台風のノルダ, Hepburn: Taifū no Noruda) is a 2015 Japanese animated youth school fantasy film produced by Studio Colorido and directed by Yōjirō Arai. It was released on June 5, 2015. [2] [1] Sentai Filmworks has licensed the film. [3]

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Plot

The film takes place at a school in Japan where a group of students and their teacher have to wait out a storm that is passing by. The protagonist Azuma has been fighting with his best friend Saijo and has a lot on his mind when he encounters a girl (Noruda) with a mysterious necklace. The girl seems to be in trouble and somehow connected to the storm. Azuma is taken over by a strong will to help this enchanting girl. Who is she and why is she in the middle of the storm? Can Azuma be any help to her? Why is his relationship with Saijo in such turmoil? The story combines little everyday problems and joys with an adventure that is out of this world.

Characters and cast

CharactersJapanese [4] English [5]
Shuichi Azuma (東 シュウイチ, Azuma Shuichi) Shūhei Nomura Adam Gibbs
Noruda (ノルダ) Kaya Kiyohara Luci Christian
Kenta Saijo (西条 ケンタ, Saijō Kenta) Daichi Kaneko Greg Cote

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References

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