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Fantastic Girls

2015-02-21 · 119 min · ★ 6.0

Comedy · Drama

In 1980, Ayuko is a new transfer student in Okayama from Tokyo. She doesn't have any friends and relies on her boyfriend Hideo who is a college student. Ayuko likes to draw a romance manga of herself and her boyfriend. Ayuko's classmate, Takemi, becomes a huge fan of Ayuko's manga and they become close friends. Due to an incident though, they drift apart. 30 years later, Ayuko is now a manga artist and comes back to Okayama to give a lecture at her former high school. There, Ayuko meets Takemi who is now a teacher.

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Directors
Akiko Ohku
Production companies
Horipro, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Pony Canyon, SANYO PLEASURE, TEICHIKU ENTERTAINMENT, The Sanyo Shimbun, Shodensha, Mermaid Films, TV Setouchi Broadcasting
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Rika AdachiRika AdachiTakemi Akimoto (young)
Mio YukiMio YukiAyuko Sasaoka (young)
Yuri ShirahaneYuri ShirahaneAyuko Sasaoka (adult)
Aran KeiAran KeiTakemi Akimoto (adult)
Kenta SugaKenta SugaJun Suzuki
Masato YanoMasato YanoHideho
Misako MomoseMizuno Sasayama
Toshie NegishiToshie Negishi
Masahiro KomotoMasahiro Komoto
Natsumi IshizakiNatsumi Ishizaki
Tomoya MaenoTomoya Maeno
Mitsuko OkaMitsuko Oka
Chika Yamane
Masao ŌmoriMasao Ōmorigreengrocer (uncredited)

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