Yo-Yo Girl Cop

2006 1h 38m JA

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5.6

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★5.6TMDB · 46

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Synopsis

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Recruited by a clandestine police organization, "K" must stop a plot by student radicals to create anarchy in Japan. Armed with a hi-tech steel yo-yo, and a new name (Asamiya Saki), she must infiltrate an elite high school to find the terrorists but finds an even more sinister plan is about to unfold.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Aya Matsuura
Saki Asamiya
Rika Ishikawa
Reika Akiyama
Erika Miyoshi
Kotomi Kanda
Yui Okada
Tae Konno
Yuki Saito
Saki's Mother
Tak Sakaguchi
Romeo's thug
Hiroyuki Nagato
Kurayami Shirei
Shunsuke Kubozuka
Jiro Kimura / 'Romeo'

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenta Fukasaku
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Sukeban Deka Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kenta Fukasaku, shot by Takashi Komatsu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Goro Yasukawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Chieko Suzaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Aya Matsuura and Rika Ishikawa and Erika Miyoshi carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0781084 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 46 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kenta Fukasaku directs. Takashi Komatsu behind the camera. Goro Yasukawa scores. Chieko Suzaki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Part of the "Sukeban Deka Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Kenta Fukasaku, shot by Takashi Komatsu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Goro Yasukawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Chieko Suzaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Aya Matsuura and Rika Ishikawa and Erika Miyoshi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0781084 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 46 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.