Bobby's Girl

1985 0h 44m JA

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7.4

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6.1

IMDB

★7.4TMDB · 7★6.1IMDB · 73

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Synopsis

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Bobby is an underachieving high school kid with a deep love for motorcycles. His most recent achievement seems to have been getting photos of himself on a road trip printed in a motorcyclist hobby magazine. When he gets a letter from a girl his age, he decides to write her back.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hironobu Nomura
Akihiko "Bobby" Nomura (voice)
Hiromi Murata
Sakumi Nakahara (voice)
Jinpachi Nezu
Mr. Kida (voice)
Nobuo Tsukamoto
Tamotsu Nomura (voice)
Mayumi Shimizu
Keiko Nomura (voice)
Ryo Horikawa
Sachio Kubota (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Toshio Hirata
Writers: Yoshio Kataoka, Fumio Ishimori
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 44-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Toshio Hirata, shot by Kinichi Ishikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Hironobu Nomura and Hiromi Murata and Jinpachi Nezu carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0185196 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Toshio Hirata directs. Kinichi Ishikawa behind the camera. Keiichi Oku scores. Harutoshi Ogata cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 44-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Toshio Hirata, shot by Kinichi Ishikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Keiichi Oku. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Harutoshi Ogata shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Hironobu Nomura and Hiromi Murata and Jinpachi Nezu carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0185196 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.