Bunny Drop (film)

Bunny Drop
Poster promoting Bunny Drop in Japan
Directed bySabu
Screenplay bySabu
Tamio Hayashi
Story byYumi Unita
Based onBunny Drop
by Yumi Unita
Produced byHitoshi Matsumoto
Yasushi Utagawa
StarringKenichi Matsuyama
Karina
Mana Ashida
CinematographyHiroo Yanagida
Edited byNaoya Bandō
Music byTakashi Mori
Shoko Suzuki (Theme song "Sweet Drops" by Puffy)
Distributed byShowgate
Release dates
  • June 2011 (2011-06) (Shanghai Festival)
  • 20 August 2011 (2011-08-20) (Japan)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box officeUS$6,569,857

Bunny Drop (うさぎドロップ, Usagi Doroppu), also known as Usagi Drop, is a 2011 Japanese drama film based on the manga of the same name by Yumi Unita. The film is directed by Sabu, and the screenplay was done by both Sabu and scriptwriter Tamio Hayashi. Bunny Drop stars actor Kenichi Matsuyama, who plays Daikichi, an office worker and a single man. Child actress Mana Ashida also plays Rin, a six-year-old illegitimate child of Daikichi's grandfather, in the film.

Bunny Drop made its international debut at the 14th Shanghai International Film Festival, where it was warmly received. It was subsequently released in Japanese cinemas on 20 August 2011.