Little DJ (2007)
Taro is a 12-year-old into baseball and radio, especially "Music Express," a song-request show. Sound quaint? But it is 1977 and a small town in Hokkaido, a more innocent, pure-hearted time and place, we are told. Taro, however, has a blood disease that lands him in the hospital where his aunt is a nurse. Rounds of tests, transfusions and injections sap his spirit, despite the kindness and dedication of his young doctor and the Doctor's hospital-director father. The latter, a music buff who broadcasts classics over the hospital's PA system, asks Taro to relieve him as DJ — and soon the boy is ensconced in the hospital director's well-stocked library-cum-studio, spinning popular J-Pop tunes. He also becomes acquainted with Tamaki, a girl he first calls "the mummy" because of her bandages and full body cast — she was injured in a traffic accident. He later changes his tune when she is revealed as a cute 13-year-old — for him, an older woman...
Cast
- Ryunosuke Kamiki - Taro Takano
- Mayuko Fukuda - Tamaki
- Ryoko Hirosue - Tamaki - Adult
- Shigeyuki Totsugi - Taro Takasaki
- Eri Murakawa - Kanae
- Yutaka Matsushige - Suteji
- Ken Mitsuishi - Yuki
- Kento Kaku - Shuhei Yuki
- Katsuya Kobayashi - Makoto Ozaki
- Naomi Nishida - Hiroko Takano
Screenplay
- Tadashi Onitsuka
- Koto Nagata (Screenplay)
- Uiko Miura (Screenplay)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Little DJ about?
- Taro is a 12-year-old into baseball and radio, especially "Music Express," a song-request show. Sound quaint? But it is 1977 and a small town in Hokkaido, a more innocent, pure-hearted time and place, we are told. Taro, however, has a blood disease that lands him in the hospital where his aunt is a nurse. Rounds of tests, transfusions and injections sap his spirit, despite the kindness and dedication of his young doctor and the Doctor's hospital-director father. The latter, a music buff who broadcasts classics over the hospital's PA system, asks Taro to relieve him as DJ — and soon the boy is ensconced in the hospital director's well-stocked library-cum-studio, spinning popular J-Pop tunes. He also becomes acquainted with Tamaki, a girl he first calls "the mummy" because of her bandages and full body cast — she was injured in a traffic accident. He later changes his tune when she is revealed as a cute 13-year-old — for him, an older woman...
- Who directed Little DJ?
- Little DJ was directed by Koto Nagata.
- Who stars in Little DJ?
- Little DJ stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mayuko Fukuda, Ryoko Hirosue, Shigeyuki Totsugi, Eri Murakawa, Yutaka Matsushige.
- How long is Little DJ?
- Little DJ has a runtime of 2h 8m (128 minutes).
- Where was Little DJ produced?
- Little DJ was produced in Japan.