One Million Yen Girl

2008 2h 1m JA

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 73

Drama

Synopsis

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A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one knows her and keep repeating the process.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yu Aoi
Suzuko Sato
Ryusei Saito
Takuya Sato
Mirai Moriyama
Ryohei Nakajima
Pierre Taki
Haruo Fujii
Sumie Sasaki
Kinu Fujii
Keisuke Horibe
Kogure
Saya Yūki
Tomoyo Miyamoto
Takashi Sasano
Siraishi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yuki Tanada
Writers: Yuki Tanada
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yuki Tanada, shot by Kei Yasuda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Takashige Kikui 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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Yu Aoi and Ryusei Saito and Mirai Moriyama carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1077094 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yuki Tanada directs. Kei Yasuda behind the camera. Takashige Kikui cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Directed by Yuki Tanada, shot by Kei Yasuda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Takashige Kikui shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Yu Aoi and Ryusei Saito and Mirai Moriyama carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt1077094 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.