Strawberry Shortcakes
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- Movie: Strawberry Shortcakes
- Romaji: Sutoroberii Shooto Keikusu
- Japanese: ストロベリーショートケイクス
- Director: Hitoshi Yazaki
- Writer: Kiriko Nananan (comic), Kyoko Inukai (screenplay)
- Producer:
- Cinematographer:
- Release Date: 2006
- Runtime: 127 min.
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Based on the eponymous manga for girls by cartoonist Kiriko Nananan, the pic follows the ups and downs of four female friends in Tokyo looking for love and trying to cope with the responsibilities in their lives. The main characters, impeccably played by four powerful actresses, are modern, self-sufficient women and their stories are told with mild irony and a dash of melancholy. The result is a movie that is lighthearted at times, a little sad at others, crazy and sometimes serious, but always special, that investigates the psychology of its characters and offers an accurate depiction of urban Japan, thanks to its director’s know-how. While many overly ambitious directors struggle to tell even one fairly comprehensible story, Yazaki skillfully weaves a powerful depiction of not one, but four women, creating an indissoluble and moving whole that doesn’t succumb to sentimentalism.
Notes
- Based on the eponymous manga for girls by cartoonist Kiriko Nananan.
Cast
- Chizuru Ikewaki - Satoko
- Noriko Nakagoshi - Chihiro
- Yuko Nakamura - Akiyo
- Kiriko Nananan - Toko
- Ryo Kase - Nagai
- Masanobu Ando - Kikuchi
- Ayaka Maeda - Michiru
- Asami Katsura - Sakie
- Seminosuke Murasugi
- Yoko Ishino
- Tamiyasu Cho
- Mari Hayashida
Trailer (U.S.)
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Film Festivals
- 2008 (7th) New York Asian Film Festival - June 20th-July 6th - * New York Premiere
Awards
- Best Ensemble Performance - 2008 (7th) New York Asian Film Festival - June 20th-July 6th
