# Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend (2026)

**Genres:** Animation, Drama, Mystery, Romance

**Duration:** 118 min

**IMDb:** [link](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39927807/) (n/a)

**Letterboxd:** [link](https://letterboxd.com/film/rascal-does-not-dream-of-a-dear-friend/) (n/a)

## Description

Sakuta Azusagawa's world is upended when his girlfriend, Mai Sakurajima, publicly reveals that she is the mysterious and popular internet singer Toko Kirishima. This shocking announcement triggers a chain of reality-bending events tied to "Puberty Syndrome." To save their future, Sakuta receives a cryptic warning from an alternate-reality version of himself, sending him on a desperate race against time to track down the true identity of Toko Kirishima and fix their fractured reality before it collapses completely.

## Details

**Premiere:** 22 Oct 2026 (in 7 days)

**Director:** Souichi Masui

**Cast:** Kaito Ishikawa, Asami Seto, Sora Amamiya, Aya Yamane, Kohara Konomi, Manaka Iwami, Reina Ueda, Nao Touyama, Atsumi Tanezaki, Maaya Uchida, Yurika Kubo, Inori Minase

**Countries:** Japan

**Languages:** Japanese

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFmnbdPwbrQ)

## Showtimes in Hamburg in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-10-22 (Thursday)

- **[Kinopolis Hafencity](https://hamburg.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/196-kinopolis-hafencity.md) (Mitte):** [2026-10-22 20:15](http://www.kinopolis.de/hh/programm/vorstellung/72D50000023HXECDQG?&utm_medium=website=Rascal+Does+Not+Dream+of+a+Dear+Friend)  (OmU)

### 2026-10-27 (Tuesday)

- **[UCI Kinowelt Hamburg Mundsburg](https://hamburg.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/174-uci-kinowelt-hamburg-mundsburg.md) (Wandsbek):** [2026-10-27 20:00](https://buchung.uci-kinowelt.de/?perf_id=31D53000023NYFRLEA&site_id=52)  (OmU)
- **[UCI Kinowelt Wandsbek](https://hamburg.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/176-uci-kinowelt-wandsbek.md) (Wandsbek):** [2026-10-27 20:00](https://buchung.uci-kinowelt.de/?perf_id=C20E3000023CYUQWGE&site_id=54)  (OmU)