# High School Debut (2011)

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**Original title**: *高校デビュー*
**Runtime**: 93 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Romance
**Directed by**: Tsutomu Hanabusa
**Written by**: Yuichi Fukuda
**Starring**: Junpei Mizobata, Ito Ohno, Masaki Suda, Yuki Furukawa, Rin Aizawa, Yuka Masuda

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

The film follows Haruna’s comic struggle to pivot from softball heroine to teenage heartthrob, guided by an unlikely mentor with strings attached. Her earnest but misguided training montage hits predictable but amusing beats. A textbook teen rom-com that knows exactly what shelf it belongs on.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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