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Close Your Eyes and Hold Me is a 1996 Japanese film based on the manga Me wo Tojite Daite by Shungiku Uchida. The film is directed by Itsumichi Isomura and stars Kumiko Takeda, Kazuya Takahashi and Natsue Yoshimura. It was released in theaters on July 13, 1996 in Japan. The movie was released in North American on subtitled only VHS on November 23, 1998 and then on DVD on January 13, 2004 by Central Park Media under their Asia Pulp Cinema label.
Original Release
07/13/1996
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kumiko Takeda | Hanabusa / transvestite |
| Kazuya Takahashi | Amane / Juri's boyfriend |
| Natsue Yoshimura | Juri / Amane's girlfriend |
| Kunihiko Ida | Takayanagi / Amane and Juri's friend |
| Shinobu Satô | Nurse |
| Koji Sueyoshi | Nanaomi |
| Gen Yamakawa | Doctor |
| Dan Green | Amane |
| Petra Kosic | Juri |
| Wayne Grayson | Takayanagi |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kumiko Takeda | Hanabusa / transvestite |
| Kazuya Takahashi | Amane / Juri's boyfriend |
| Natsue Yoshimura | Juri / Amane's girlfriend |
| Kunihiko Ida | Takayanagi / Amane and Juri's friend |
| Shinobu Satô | Nurse |
| Koji Sueyoshi | Nanaomi |
| Gen Yamakawa | Doctor |
| Dan Green | Amane |
| Petra Kosic | Juri |
| Wayne Grayson | Takayanagi |
| Suzanne Savoy | Hanabusa |
| Debora Rabbai | Itsuko / Additional Voices |
| Yasuko Ichinose | Itsuko |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| John O'Donnell | Executive Producer |
| Toru Uemura | Executive Producer |
| Keisuke Konishi | Producer |
| Stephanie Shalofsky | Producer |
| Tom Wayland | Producer |
