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Nobuhiro Hosoki<\/strong> grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.\u201d After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on TV Tokyo\u2019s program called “Morning Satellite” at the New York branch office but he didn\u2019t give up on his interest in cinema. He became a film reporter for via Yahoo Japan News. In that role, he writes news articles, picks out headliners for Yahoo News, as well as interviewing Hollywood film directors, actors, and producers working in the domestic circuit in the USA. He also does production interviews for Japanese distributors of American films and for in-theater on-sale programs. He is now the editor-in-chief of Cinemadailyus.com while continuing his work for Japan.<\/p>\n<\/ins>\n

\"Stand<\/p>\n

Stand By Me<\/strong> : After learning that a stranger has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordie Lachance (Wil Wheaton), Vern Tessio (Jerry O’Connell), Chris Chambers (River Phoenix) and Teddy Duchamp (Corey Feldman) encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, as they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys’ adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.<\/p>\n<\/ins>\n

Director<\/strong> : Rob Reiner<\/p>\n

Producer<\/strong> : Raynold Gideon, Bruce A. Evans, Andrew Scheinman<\/p>\n

Screenwriter<\/strong> : Raynold Gideon, Bruce A. Evans<\/p>\n

Distributor<\/strong> : Columbia Pictures<\/p>\n

Production Co<\/strong> : Columbia Pictures Corporation<\/p>\n

Rating<\/strong> : R<\/p>\n

Genre<\/strong> : Comedy, Drama<\/p>\n

Original Language<\/strong> : English<\/p>\n

Release Date (Theaters)<\/strong> : Aug 8, 1986,<\/p>\n

Original Rerelease Date (Theaters)<\/strong> : Mar 27, 2026<\/p>\n

Release Date (Streaming)<\/strong> : Oct 1, 2015<\/p>\n

Runtime<\/strong> : 1h 29m<\/p>\n

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