Kamikaze Girls (2004) ( Shimotsuma monogatari )

Kamikaze Girls (2004) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Shimotsuma monogatari
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Japanese ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
103 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Anamorphic Widescreen
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Music Video
Scene Access
Short Film
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2004 and produced in:
Japan ( India, Eastern Asia )

Directed By:
Tetsuya Nakashima

Written By:
Nobara Takemoto
Tetsuya Nakashima

Actors:
Kyôko Fukada ..... Momoko Ryugasaki
Anna Tsuchiya ..... Ichigo Shirayuri
Hiroyuki Miyasako ..... Momoko's Father
Sadao Abe ..... Ryuji 'the Unicorn' / Doctor
Eiko Koike ..... Akimi
Shin Yazawa ..... Miko
Hirotarô Honda ..... Yakuza Boss
Kirin Kiki ..... Momoko's Grandmother
YosiYosi Arakawa ..... Grocery Store Manager
Katsuhisa Namase ..... Pachinko Parlor Manager
Ryôko Shinohara ..... Momoko's Mother
Yoshinori Okada ..... Baby, 'The Stars Shine Bright' Owner
Kanako Irie ..... Himself
Haruo Mizuno ..... Yakuza
Yûichi Kimura

Synopsis:

Based on the hit Japanese novel SHIMOTSUMA STORY by Novala Takemoto, KAMIKAZE GIRLS is a charming, unique, and very funny film. Pop star Kyoko Fukada stars as Momoko, a 17-year-old girl so obsessed with everything rococo that she wears old-fashioned frilly white clothing and carries a parasol. After her mother (Ryoko Shinohara) leaves and her would-be yakuza father (Hiroyuki Miyasako) gets kicked out of the big city for selling the wrong kind of designer knock-offs, Momoko and her dad move to the country, living with Momoko's somewhat offbeat grandmother (Kirin Kiki). Desperate for money, Momoko starts selling the remainder of her father's counterfeit clothing, but her only customer is a tough-talking young biker chick, Ichigo (Anna Tsuchiya), who belongs to an all-girl gang. Against all probability, the two very different teenagers become best friends, even though neither will admit it. And when Ichigo faces serious danger, Momoko must decide whether she can save the day. Writer-director Tetsuya Nakashima infuses the delightful KAMIKAZE GIRLS with fast-paced scenes, goofy flashbacks, playful sets, bright colors, and an endearing and infectious sense of fun in every shot.

Momoko is an ordinary girl, living an ordinary life. Ordinary, that is, if you define ordinary as wearing elaborate Lolita dresses from the Rococo period in 18th Century France. A complete fish out of water in her rural and sleepy Japanese town, where everyone buys their clothes (and everything else) at the same store and no one understands her, Momoko's life is one of sugared sweets and frilly treats. Desperate to make some money to pay for her expensive indulgence, Momoko tries selling bootleg Ver*ace and Uni*ersal Studios clothes left over from her Dad's yakuza (gangster) days. However, when punk girl and self-styled 'Yanki' Ichiko comes calling, her days as 'ordinary' are most certainly numbered... Friendship brings these two unlikely girls together.

Meet Momoko (Kyoko Fukada from The Ring 2 and Dolls ), a self-absorbed dreamer who fantasizes about fleeing her backcountry home and living life in 18th century Versailles. When she unexpectedly meets the rebellious Ichigo (Anna Tsuchiya from Dororo and Sakuran ), a rough-and-tumble biker chick, the two misfits form a unique friendship together, nothing can stop them! Born from the pages of favourite cult author Novala Takemoto, Kamikaze Girls is a frenetic roller-coaster ride brimming with day-glo visuals and wild hilarity that you will never forget! Special Features: anamorphic widescreen, 5.1 sound, true HD 1080 and removable subtitles

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