# 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 Berlin in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-10-27 (Tuesday)

- **[CineStar Cubix](https://ov-berlin.info/cinemas/120-cinestar-cubix.md) (Mitte):** [2026-10-27 20:00](https://webticketing3.cinestar.de/?cinemaId=46776&movieSessionId=259799)  (OmU)
- **[UCI Kinowelt Berlin Am Eastgate](https://ov-berlin.info/cinemas/66-uci-kinowelt-berlin-am-eastgate.md) (Marzahn):** [2026-10-27 20:00](https://buchung.uci-kinowelt.de/?perf_id=E7333000023RHMDBEF&site_id=44)  (OmU)
- **[UCI Kinowelt Berlin East Side Gallery](https://ov-berlin.info/cinemas/111-uci-kinowelt-berlin-east-side-gallery.md) (Friedrichshain):** [2026-10-27 20:00](https://buchung.uci-kinowelt.de/?perf_id=9E9F1000023ZIQERCX&site_id=82)  (OmU)
- **[UCI Kinowelt Berlin Gropius Passagen](https://ov-berlin.info/cinemas/69-uci-kinowelt-berlin-gropius-passagen.md) (Neukölln):** [2026-10-27 20:00](https://buchung.uci-kinowelt.de/?perf_id=8E552000023JFQLCQA&site_id=43)  (OmU)