Bounce Ko Gals
| Bounce Ko Gals | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Masato Harada |
| Written by | Masato Harada |
| Produced by | Masakatsu Suzuki |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Yoshitaka Sakamoto |
| Edited by | Hirohide Abe |
| Music by | Masahiro Kawasaki |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Shochiku-Fuji Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Bounce Ko Gals (バウンス ko GALS, Baunsu ko gyaru) is a 1997 Japanese crime drama film written and directed by Masato Harada.[1][2] Its alternative English-language titles are Call Girls and Leaving.
Filmed in somewhat of a documentary style,[3] it follows the course of three girls for a day and a night in the popular district of Shibuya in Tokyo.
The main characters are: Jonko (Hitomi Satō), who runs a group of high-school girls involved in paid dating (in Japanese, Enjo kōsai); Raku (Yasue Sato), a high-schooler and street dancer; and Lisa (Yukiko Okamoto), a student who worked for a year, saving enough money to buy a plane ticket and travel to study in New York City.
Cast
- Hitomi Satō as Jonko
- Yasue Sato as Raku-chan
- Yukiko Okamoto as Risa
- Kōji Yakusho as Ōshima
- Jun Murakami as Sap
- Shin Yazawa as Maru
- Kaori Momoi as Saki
- Maori as Kuji
- Kaitō Ren as Shingo
- Yūjin Harada as Moro
- Hiroshige Ikeda as Neon
- Hitoshi Kiyokawa as Tera
- Kazuki Kosakai as Koide
Awards and nominations
- Won: Best Film
- Won: Best Director – Masato Harada
- Won: Best Newcomer – Hitomi Satō
22nd Hochi Film Award[5]
- Won: Best Director – Masato Harada
- Won: Best Actor – Kōji Yakusho
References
- ^ バウンス Ko GALS [Bounce Ko Gals] (in Japanese). Movie Walker Press. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ バウンス Ko GALS [Bounce Ko Gals] (in Japanese). Japanese Cinema Database. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ "Letterboxd". Letterboxd.
- ^ ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
External links
- Bounce Ko Gals at IMDb
- Bounce Ko Gals at allcinema (in Japanese)
- Bounce Ko Gals at KINENOTE (in Japanese)