Night Is Short, Walk On Girl

"An epic night out on the town filled with chance encounters and strange romance."

2017 1h 33m JA

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 266

ComedyRomanceAnimationFantasy

Synopsis

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As a group of university students go out for a night on the town, a sophomore known only as "The Girl with Black Hair" experiences a series of surreal encounters with the local nightlife – all the while unaware of the romantic longings of "Senpai", a senior student who has been creating increasingly fantastic and contrived reasons to run into her in an effort to win her heart.

“An epic night out on the town filled with chance encounters and strange romance.”

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Cast

Gen Hoshino
Senpai (voice)
Kana Hanazawa
The Girl with Black Hair (voice)
Ami Koshimizu
Naoko (voice)
Aoi Yuuki
Princess Daruma (voice)
Hiroshi Kamiya
Director of School Festival Operations (voice)
Chikara Honda
Bookstore Shopkeeper Gabi (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino
God of the Old Books Market (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Nise-Jōgasaki (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masaaki Yuasa
Writers: Makoto Ueda, Masaaki Yuasa, Choi Eun-young
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Masaaki Yuasa, shot by Batiste Perron. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Gen Hoshino and Kana Hanazawa and Ami Koshimizu carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "An epic night out on the town filled with chance encounters and strange romance.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6335734 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Masaaki Yuasa directs. Batiste Perron behind the camera. Michiru Oshima scores. Akari Saito cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Directed by Masaaki Yuasa, shot by Batiste Perron. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Michiru Oshima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Akari Saito shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Gen Hoshino and Kana Hanazawa and Ami Koshimizu carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "An epic night out on the town filled with chance encounters and strange romance.".
7IMDB entry: tt6335734 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.