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We Are Rockets! (2018): Cast

We Are Rockets! (2018) movie poster

We Are Rockets! is a 2018 comedy drama directed by Fuminori Kaneko and Ryôsuke Fukuda, starring Tao Tsuchiya as Wakaba Fujitani, Hiroya Shimizu and Maika Yamamoto. It runs 7 hours 40 minutes.

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We Are Rockets! (2018) movie poster
Runtime
7h 40m (460 min)
Genres
Comedy , Drama
Original language
Japanese
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is We Are Rockets! About?

The premise of We Are Rockets! without spoilers.

Wakaba, a second‑year high‑school student in Fukui Prefecture, has long admired the JETS cheerleading club at Fukui Chuo High. Although she dreamed of joining them, she felt it was impossible and enrolled at a different school. When a transfer student from Tokyo meets her, he proposes they try a cheer dance together, opening new possibilities.

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Cast & crew

We Are Rockets! Cast & Characters

Tao Tsuchiya leads the cast as Wakaba Fujitani, with Hiroya Shimizu as Haruma Tsubakiyama and Maika Yamamoto as Maki Shibata. Directed by Fuminori Kaneko and Ryôsuke Fukuda; 15 actors are credited in all.

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From the directors

More from Fuminori Kaneko and Ryôsuke Fukuda

More films directed by Fuminori Kaneko and Ryôsuke Fukuda: The Full-Time Wife Escapist: New Year’s Special, The Castle of Crossed Destinies, The Lady Shogun and Her Men and Kisarazu Cat’s Eye: World Series.

Details

We Are Rockets! Also Known As

11 alternative titles, including “Cheer☆Dance” and “Cheer Dance”.

Also known as
  • Cheer☆Dance
  • Cheer Dance
  • Cheer☆Dan
  • Cheer Dan
  • Cheerdan
  • 치어 댄스
  • 치어☆댄스
  • チア☆ダン
  • 青春後空翻
  • 啦啦队之舞
  • 치어댄스

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FAQ

We Are Rockets! FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Director

Runtime, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of We Are Rockets!, each answered in a sentence.

How long is We Are Rockets!?

We Are Rockets! runs 7 hours 40 minutes (460 minutes).

Who directed We Are Rockets!?

We Are Rockets! was directed by Fuminori Kaneko and Ryôsuke Fukuda.

More films by Fuminori Kaneko

Who is in the cast of We Are Rockets!?

We Are Rockets! stars Tao Tsuchiya as Wakaba Fujitani, Hiroya Shimizu as Haruma Tsubakiyama and Maika Yamamoto as Maki Shibata, among 15 credited actors.

Does We Are Rockets! have a post-credit scene?

No. We Are Rockets! has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is We Are Rockets! in?

The original language of We Are Rockets! is Japanese.

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