The Goodbye Girls

1987 1h 33m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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When 22-year-old Ikuko gets fired from her editing internship right before her college graduation instead of getting hired, she turns to her schoolteacher father for advice. Instead, he tells her, "I've decided to become a singer! Sort your own life out!" Confused, Ikuko gets on a boat to the town of Takarazuka, home of the musical industry, to see her classmate Mari. Mari introduces her to an accountant named Yoshie, and together the three of them move into a house they call "The Women's House: Die Fraulein".

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yuki Saito
Ikuko Adachi
Hiro Komura
Mari Kawano
Mayumi Asaka
Aiko Kurebayashi
Riki Takeuchi
Hiroyuki Ishibashi
Tatsuo Yamada
Masashi Ikeda
Ryô Kinomoto
Junpei Tokitou
Yousuke Saito
Ryuuta Nishiyama
Shigeru Muroi
Hanako Fukube

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kazuki Ōmori
Writers: Kazuki Ōmori
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kazuki Ōmori, shot by Nobumasa Mizunoo. 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 Tetsuroh Kashibuchi. 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 Michiko Ikeda 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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Yuki Saito and Hiro Komura and Mayumi Asaka carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0096043 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kazuki Ōmori directs. Nobumasa Mizunoo behind the camera. Tetsuroh Kashibuchi scores. Michiko Ikeda cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Kazuki Ōmori, shot by Nobumasa Mizunoo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Tetsuroh Kashibuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Michiko Ikeda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yuki Saito and Hiro Komura and Mayumi Asaka carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0096043 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.