| Title - Kamikaze Girls / 下妻物語/ Shimotsuma monogatari (lit. The Tale of Shimotsuma) Director - Tetsuya Nakashima Year of Release - 2004 Duration - 102 minutes Genre - Comedy IMDb - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416220/  Synopsis: 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. Trailer: A wacky and fun coming of age story from the director of Confessions. I really enjoyed the visuals in this one. Please share your thoughts on the film! Availability: Amazon piratebay.se asiandvdclub asiatorrents |
BluntZAug 27, 2012 1:21 AM
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| It was difficult to keep interest in the beginning of the film, but I was pretty impressed with the last gang scene, as it put a nice finishing touch on the entire film as a whole. While it obviously still wasn't the best gang scene ever, it was still executed in a way that successfully put up a very interesting contrast with the beginning and end of the film. Fukada Kyouko's acting also increased as the film progressed, peaking at the last gang scene, which also made the scene even better. And the cinematography that was used to introduce unicorn-head was pretty hilarious. |
JReitanSep 4, 2012 5:07 AM
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