Paradise Kiss

2011 2h 4m JA

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7.1

SOLID

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6.3

IMDB

★7.1TMDB · 66★6.3IMDB · 1,779

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Hyasaka Yukari only wants one thing: to enter the college that her mom wants. One day, she meets an extravagant group that loves fashion. They were searching for a model and Yukari fits their ideal model. From now Yukari will know the world of fashion and modeling, and what she really wants.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Keiko Kitagawa
Yukari 'Caroline' Hayasaka
Osamu Mukai
Jouji 'George' Koizumi
Aya Omasa
Miwako Sakurada
Shunji Igarashi
Daisuke Yamamoto / Isabella Yamamoto
Kento Kaku
Arashi Nagase
Yusuke Yamamoto
Hiroyuki Tokumori
Natsuki Kato
Kaori Asou
Hitomi Takahashi
Yukino Koizumi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takehiko Shinjo
Writers: Kenji Bando
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Japan, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takehiko Shinjo, shot by Hikaru Yasuda. 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 Yoshihiro Ike. 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 Yoshifumi Fukazawa 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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Keiko Kitagawa and Osamu Mukai and Aya Omasa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1693989 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 66 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Takehiko Shinjo directs. Hikaru Yasuda behind the camera. Yoshihiro Ike scores. Yoshifumi Fukazawa cuts. Produced in Japan, United States of America. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 15 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Japan, United States of America.
3Directed by Takehiko Shinjo, shot by Hikaru Yasuda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Yoshihiro Ike. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Yoshifumi Fukazawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Keiko Kitagawa and Osamu Mukai and Aya Omasa carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1693989 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 66 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "friendship", "romance", "school", "based on manga".