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The Red Thread
50%
Movie
1h 42m
AI Analysis
The Red Thread (2008) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Red Thread (2008) — a movie tagged as Drama and Romance with emotional moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Mei has been in love with Yuya all her life. They've grown up together. But when they reach their second year of middle school, Yuya suddenly professes his love for her older sister, Haruna. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~102 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Red Thread 50% (3 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
AI verdict
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Preview on this device: 31% match — Matches your tearjerker mood + drama. Sign in to save your profile across devices.
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TMDb audience score
50%
from 3 TMDb votes
Taste match (this device)
31%match
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Synopsis
Mei has been in love with Yuya all her life. They've grown up together. But when they reach their second year of middle school, Yuya suddenly professes his love for her older sister, Haruna.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2008-12-20
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- TMDB rating
- 5.0
- TMDB ID
- 54403
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Where can I watch The Red Thread (2008)?
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Is there an official trailer for The Red Thread?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for The Red Thread directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is The Red Thread about?
Mei has been in love with Yuya all her life. They've grown up together. But when they reach their second year of middle school, Yuya suddenly professes his love for her older sister, Haruna.
Is there an AI analysis for The Red Thread?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Red Thread?
The official runtime for The Red Thread is approximately 102 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Junpei Mizobata
Nishino Atsush

Nao Minamisawa
Takemiya Mei

Ryo Kimura
Takahashi Riku

Rei Okamoto
Yamagishi Mia

Hitomi Miyauchi
Nakagawa Sara

Toshihiro Yashiba
Inoue

Mio Miyatake
Takemiya Mei (young)

Manabu Hamada
Ishikawa Haruo

Anna Ishibashi
Tadokoro Mami

Kaoru Hirata
Kawaguchi Miyabi

Mirai Yamamoto
Nishino Natsumi

Hiroshi Yazaki
Shinozaki Yuya

Kenji Matsuda
Murakoshi Koichi

Shigemitsu Ogi
Morisaki Takamichi

Yanagishita Tomo
Fujiwara Natsuki

Sayuri Iwata
Takemiya Haruna

Masahiro Komoto
Takemiya Toshihisa
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Ruka Sawaki
Nishino Atsushi (young)
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