Library Wars
I want to protect books just like the one I admire
2013 · 2h 8m · N/A
Action, Fantasy, Romance
Directed by
Shinsuke Sato
Overview
Set in the year 2019 in Japan. In order to crack down on free expression, a new law is passed, which allows for the government to create an armed force to find and destroy objectionable printed material. Meanwhile, to oppose this oppressive crackdown, the Library Force is created. The Library force, including instructor Atsushi Dojo and Iku Kasahara, work to protect the libraries. A fierce battle then ensues between these two groups.
Director and cast
- Shinsuke Sato Director
- Junichi Okada as Atsushi Dōjō
- Nana Eikura as Iku Kasahara
- Chiaki Kuriyama as Asako Shibasaki
- Kei Tanaka as Mikihisa Komaki
- Sota Fukushi as Hikaru Tezuka
- Kazuma Suzuki as Kenji Takeyama
- Koji Ishizaka as Iwao Nishina
- Jun Hashimoto as Ryusuke Kenta
- Naomi Nishida as Maki Orikuchi
- Ryōta Wada Cast
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