Release Date

May, 29th, 2004

Running Time

103 min

Genre

Feature

Color

Color

Screening Format

35mm

Screen Size

-

Sound Processing

-

[ Directed by ]

• NAKASHIMA Tetsuya

[ Produced by ]

• ISHIDA Yuji
• HIRANO Takashi
• OGURA Satoru

[ Cast ]

• TSUCHIYA Anna ── Shirayuri Ichigo
• FUKADA Kyoko ── Ryugasaki Momoko

[ Staff ]

• NAKASHIMA Tetsuya ── Screenplay
• TAKEMOTO Novala ── Original Story
• KANNO Yoko ── Music

[ Production Company ]

Amuse, TBS, SHOGAKUKAN, TOHO, TOKYO FM, HORIPRO, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, PARCO, OGURA JIMUSYO

[ Story ]

Momoko (Fukada Kyoko) escapes from the boredom of life in her humdrum, rural hometown of Shimotsuma by swathing herself from head to toe in doll-like "Lolita" garb. One day she meets her diametrical opposite on the fashion scale, the surly, black lipstick biker chick, Ichigo (Tsuchiya Anna, winner of a 2005 Japan Academy Prize for best newcomer), who takes a liking to Momoko's unexpectedly gutsy nature and the two form an unlikely alliance. Momoko consoles Ichigo after she suffers a broken heart at the hands of a local pompadoured lothario, and uses her embroidery skills to embellish Ichigo's biker uniform for the graduation ceremony of a respected senior. In return, she takes Momoko to the best Lolita boutique in the city where her sewing skills gain her a chance to work for her favorite designer. However, Ichigo's fellow delinquents don't take kindly to her friendship with Momoko, which leads to a final showdown with the gang boss. Severely outnumbered, Ichigo looks doomed until the loyal Momoko rides to her rescue.
A mildly surreal, frenetically comic journey into Japan's youth subcultures, based on a graphic novel by cult manga creator, Takemoto Novala, and directed by TV commercial maestro, Nakashima Tetsuya.

[ Contact (International) ]

TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc.)
Movie Production Department
17F, 5-3-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8006
Attn: International Movie Sales
http://www.tbscontents.com