# Over the Fence (2016)

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**Original title**: *オーバー・フェンス*
**Runtime**: 112 min
**Genres**: Drama, Adventure, Romance
**Directed by**: Nobuhiro Yamashita
**Written by**: Ryo Takada
**Starring**: Joe Odagiri, Yu Aoi, Shota Matsuda, Yukiya Kitamura, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Takumi Matsuzawa

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Here's a film that asks: what if a rom-com, but depressing? After a divorce, Shirai takes a carpentry course in Hokkaido. He falls for a slightly strange hostess who imitates animals. It gives you something to look at, at least.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, outsider, tender

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