{"product_id":"the-myth-of-the-american-sleepover-アメリカン-スリープオーバー-original-japanese-movie-poster-2016-b2-size-51-73-cm-i342","title":"“The Myth of the American Sleepover” \/ 「アメリカン・スリープオーバー」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 2016, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) I342","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"338\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"178\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the 2016 Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"220\" data-end=\"277\"\u003eThe Myth of the American Sleepover \/ 「アメリカン・スリープオーバー」\u003c\/strong\u003e, David Robert Mitchell’s acclaimed 2010 coming-of-age drama.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"574\"\u003eAlthough the film was produced in 2010, it did not receive its Japanese theatrical release until \u003cstrong data-start=\"437\" data-end=\"455\"\u003e27 August 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e, following the international success of Mitchell’s second feature, \u003cem data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"535\"\u003eIt Follows\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"595\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"595\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"597\" data-end=\"796\"\u003eSet during the final days of summer in suburban Detroit, the film follows several teenagers and young adults moving between sleepovers, pool parties, house gatherings, and quiet nocturnal encounters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"798\" data-end=\"946\"\u003eTheir stories overlap as they pursue fleeting attractions, unrequited crushes, and imagined possibilities before the beginning of a new school year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1211\"\u003eRather than relying on a single central plot, the film observes adolescence through a series of intimate episodes: a boy searching for a girl he briefly encountered, a young woman questioning her relationship, and a college student drawn towards two twin sisters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1213\" data-end=\"1354\"\u003eThe result is a gentle portrait of youthful longing, uncertainty, and the awkward distance between romantic expectation and lived experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1458\"\u003eThe film was written and directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1418\"\u003eDavid Robert Mitchell\u003c\/strong\u003e, marking his feature directorial debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1460\" data-end=\"1488\"\u003eThe principal cast includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1490\" data-end=\"1598\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1490\" data-end=\"1598\"\u003eClaire Sloma\u003cbr data-start=\"1504\" data-end=\"1507\"\u003eMarlon Morton\u003cbr data-start=\"1520\" data-end=\"1523\"\u003eAmanda Bauer\u003cbr data-start=\"1535\" data-end=\"1538\"\u003eBrett Jacobsen\u003cbr data-start=\"1552\" data-end=\"1555\"\u003eJade Ramsey\u003cbr data-start=\"1566\" data-end=\"1569\"\u003eNikita Ramsey\u003cbr data-start=\"1582\" data-end=\"1585\"\u003eAmy Seimetz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1600\" data-end=\"1906\"\u003eThe cinematography was by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1626\" data-end=\"1642\"\u003eJames Laxton\u003c\/strong\u003e, with music composed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1667\" data-end=\"1685\"\u003eKyle Newmaster\u003c\/strong\u003e and production by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1704\" data-end=\"1722\"\u003eAdele Romanski\u003c\/strong\u003e, who later produced \u003cem data-start=\"1743\" data-end=\"1754\"\u003eMoonlight\u003c\/em\u003e. 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