# 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:** 27 Oct 2026 (in 12 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 Düsseldorf in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-10-27 (Tuesday)

- **[Bambi](https://düsseldorf.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/327-bambi.md) (Stadtmitte):** [2026-10-27 21:00](https://booking.cinetixx.de/frontend/#/show/1856872634/3659065460)  (OmU)
- **[CineStar Düsseldorf](https://düsseldorf.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/329-cinestar-dusseldorf.md) (Heerdt):** [2026-10-27 20:00](https://webticketing3.cinestar.de/?cinemaId=37175&movieSessionId=197752)  (OmU)
- **[UCI Kinowelt Düsseldorf](https://düsseldorf.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/337-uci-kinowelt-dusseldorf.md) (Unterbilk):** [2026-10-27 20:00](https://buchung.uci-kinowelt.de/?perf_id=7ABD3000023YWUNWOD&site_id=50)  (OmU)
- **[UCI Kinowelt Neuss](https://düsseldorf.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/339-uci-kinowelt-neuss.md) (Neuss):** [2026-10-27 20:00](https://buchung.uci-kinowelt.de/?perf_id=8F9E2000023WPIBQNC&site_id=58)  (OmU)