Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid

Sakuta meets his girlfriend’s doppelgänger in a middle-school disguise then gets summoned by his ailing mother who’s just reemerged from isolation. A time-loop romance about second chances and sibling guilt. Kaede shoulders the weight.

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Soichi Masui directed Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid in 2023. See Soichi Masui's full filmography, where to start with Soichi Masui, or where to go after you've seen everything by Soichi Masui.

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid was released in 2023 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 75 minutes.