2002 Japanese light novel
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Cover of the English paperback version of the
Kamikaze Girls
novel
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Genre
| Comedy
,
drama
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Written by
| Novala Takemoto
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Published by
| Shogakukan
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English publisher
| Viz Media
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Published
| September 2002
(
2002-09
)
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Directed by
| Tetsuya Nakashima
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Written by
| Tetsuya Nakashima
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Music by
| Yoko Kanno
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Licensed by
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Released
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- May 13, 2004
(
2004-05-13
)
(
Cannes
)
- May 29, 2004
(
2004-05-29
)
(Japan)
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Runtime
| 102 minutes
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Written by
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Published by
| Shogakukan
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English publisher
| Viz Media
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Imprint
| Flower Comics
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Magazine
| Betsucomi
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Demographic
| Sh?jo
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Published
| 2004
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Volumes
| 1
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Kamikaze Girls
, originally released in Japan as
Shimotsuma Monogatari: Yank?-chan to Ror?ta-chan
(
下妻物語 ヤンキ?ちゃんとロリ?タちゃん
, "Shimotsuma Story:
Yank?
Girl and Lolita Girl")
,
[4]
[5]
is a 2002 Japanese
light novel
written by
Novala Takemoto
. The story centers on the friendship between two students named Momoko Ryugasaki and Ichigo "Ichiko" Shirayuri. These two are from completely different backgrounds: one is a
Lolita-fashioned
girl and the other, her antithesis, is a
yank?
(juvenile delinquent).
Viz Media
licensed the novel for an English-language release in North America in 2006.
[6]
[7]
A
live-action
film adaptation
of the novel directed by
Tetsuya Nakashima
premiered in Japan in May 2004. It starred
Kyoko Fukada
as Momoko and
Anna Tsuchiya
as Ichigo.
[8]
[9]
It was filmed in the town of
Shimotsuma
in
Ibaraki Prefecture
in eastern Japan. Viz Media screened the film in select theaters in the United States in late 2005 under the title
Kamikaze Girls
.
[10]
They released it on DVD with
hardcoded
English subtitles in January 2006.
[11]
The DVD extras include the original Japanese movie trailers, an interview with the lead actors, and a music video featuring Anna Tsuchiya. Third Window Films released
Kamikaze Girls
on
Blu-ray
in the United Kingdom in February 2010. The Blu-ray contains optional English subtitles, the same extras as the DVD, and the
short film
Birth of Unicorn Ryuji
.
[12]
A
manga
series based on the novel was illustrated by Yukio Kanesada and serialized in
Shogakukan
's
Betsucomi
magazine in 2004. The chapters were later collected into a single
tank?bon
(bound volume) published under Shogakukan's Flower Comics imprint. Viz Media licensed the manga for an English-language release in North America in 2006.
Plot
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Momoko, a high school student living in
Shimotsuma
, a rural town in Japan, having been forced to flee the city after her father ran into legal trouble from selling
bootleg
clothes. She is the only
lolita
in her town and has no friends, but she doesn't care and believes that her lolita clothes are all she needs to make her happy. She is obsessed with getting clothes from
Baby, The Stars Shine Bright
, her favorite clothing boutique. When she runs out of money, she decides to sell some of her father's old merchandise. Ichigo, a member of an
all-female biker gang
, sees an ad for the sale and visits to buy some bootleg apparel and is extremely impressed. She soon shows up at Momoko's house almost daily to buy things for the members of her gang. They become closer friends and embark on a journey to a Baby, The Stars Shine Bright store in Tokyo, where Momoko meets the brand's designer (based off one of the brand's real life founders, Akinori Isobe). Because of her skill with embroidery, Momoko is recruited to embroider a dress. At a
pachinko
parlour, Ichigo meets a gangster with a pompadour and falls in love. However, she soon discovers that he is the fiancee of her gang leader. Once their current leader is married, she will resign from her role as leader. Ichigo is unhappy with the new leadership, and dislikes the direction they want to take the gang.
Heartbroken by the loss of her first love and inspired by Momoko's independence, Ichigo plans to leave the gang. To do this, she accepts their "challenge," which involves a ritualistic beating. Momoko finds out about the challenge and goes to Ichigo's aid. After scaring the gang by pretending to be the daughter of a famous gangster, Momoko is considered the winner, and the two girls ride off laughing.
When it comes time for Momoko to show the designer her embroidery, she arrives on time and everyone loves her work. Ultimately, she decides she is happier wearing the clothing than making it. As for Ichigo, she is offered to work as a model for Baby, The Stars Shine Bright after she impresses a cameraman. On her first day of work, she leaves bruises on five of the crew members but nonetheless becomes sought after by other brands. The movie ends with an image of Momoko and Ichigo riding along the road and laughing.
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Novel
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Live-action film
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Cast
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Staff
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Manga
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The manga adaptation of
Kamikaze Girls
was illustrated by Yukio Kanesada and serialized in
Shogakukan
's
Betsucomi
magazine in 2004.
[13]
Shogakukan collected the chapters into a single
tank?bon
(bound volume) and published it in June 2004.
[14]
The manga's storyline is a condensed version of the original novel and only takes up about half of the volume; the latter half contains a bonus story in which Ichigo falls in love with the twin brother of the boy she loved in the novel.
Viz Media
licensed the manga for an English-language release in North America.
[11]
A preview first appeared in the November 2005 issue of their
Shojo Beat
magazine.
[
citation needed
]
Viz published the full volume on February 7, 2006.
[11]
[15]
Reception
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Critical response
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Kamikaze Girls
was awarded Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, and two other awards at the
26th Yokohama Film Festival
.
[10]
It also won Best Film and Best Director at the
14th Japan Film Professional Awards
.
[16]
For her performance in the film, Anna Tsuchiya was named Best New Actress at the
Awards of the Japanese Academy
, the
Blue Ribbon Awards
, and the
Hochi Film Awards
.
[17]
[18]
[19]
Review aggregation
website
Rotten Tomatoes
gives
Kamikaze Girls
an approval rating of 62%, based on 29 reviews, with an
average
rating of 6.1/10.
[20]
The film also has a 56/100
average
("mixed or average reviews") on the review aggregator
Metacritic
.
[21]
Box office
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Released on May 29, 2004,
Kamikaze Girls
debuted at No. 4 on its opening weekend (behind
Crimson Rivers II
,
Troy
, and
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
).
[22]
References
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"The Official Website for
Kamikaze Girls
"
.
Viz Media
.
Archived
from the original on July 29, 2017
. Retrieved
November 4,
2017
.
- ^
下妻物語―ヤンキ?ちゃんとロリ?タちゃん: 嶽本 野ばら: 本
.
ASIN
4093861129
.
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Antonio Pineda, Rafael (October 16, 2023).
"Discotek Licenses Lovely Complex With New English Dub, Nanoha, Belladonna of Sadness, Chie the Brat, Rainbow, IGPX, More"
.
Anime News Network
. Retrieved
January 18,
2024
.
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"
Shimotsuma Story
"
.
novala2.quilala.jp
(in Japanese). Archived from
the original
on August 18, 2016
. Retrieved
August 26,
2014
.
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"Novala"
.
novala2.quilala.jp
(in Japanese). Archived from
the original
on March 3, 2016
. Retrieved
August 26,
2014
.
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Macdonald, Christopher (June 4, 2005).
"Viz to Publish Novels"
.
Anime News Network
.
Archived
from the original on February 17, 2021
. Retrieved
February 24,
2021
.
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"
Kamikaze Girls
Novel"
.
Viz Media
.
Archived
from the original on April 20, 2019
. Retrieved
December 4,
2019
.
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"
'Kamikaze' pilots into teen emotions"
.
Los Angeles Times
. September 16, 2005.
Archived
from the original on December 14, 2021
. Retrieved
December 14,
2021
.
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下妻物語
.
Kotobank
(in Japanese).
The Asahi Shimbun Company
.
Archived
from the original on August 17, 2023
. Retrieved
February 24,
2021
.
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a
b
"VIZ Media to Release
Kamikaze Girls
Theatrically"
(Press release)
.
Anime News Network
. August 5, 2005.
Archived
from the original on June 15, 2021
. Retrieved
February 24,
2021
.
- ^
a
b
c
"VIZ Media to Debut Live Action Film
Kamikaze Girls
"
(Press release)
.
Anime News Network
. June 7, 2005.
Archived
from the original on June 15, 2021
. Retrieved
February 24,
2021
.
- ^
a
b
"
Kamikaze Girls
"
.
Third Window Films
.
Archived
from the original on October 22, 2020
. Retrieved
May 14,
2010
.
- ^
[かねさだ雪?]まんが家Web Talk
.
Betsucomi
(in Japanese). April 13, 2004. Archived from
the original
on December 4, 2019.
- ^
下妻物語 (フラワ?コミックス)
(in Japanese).
ASIN
409130009X
.
- ^
"
Kamikaze Girls
Manga"
.
Viz Media
.
Archived
from the original on October 21, 2019
. Retrieved
December 4,
2019
.
- ^
"第14回日本映?プロフェッショナル大賞"
.
nichi-pro.filmcity.jp
.
Archived
from the original on October 22, 2021
. Retrieved
June 7,
2021
.
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"第28回日本アカデミ?賞"
.
Archived
from the original on January 17, 2019.
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allcinema.
"2004年 第47回 ブル?リボン賞 受賞結果 映?デ?タベ?ス"
.
allcinema
(in Japanese).
Archived
from the original on June 7, 2021
. Retrieved
June 7,
2021
.
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"過去の受賞一? | 表彰-報知映?賞"
.
報知新聞社
(in Japanese).
Archived
from the original on February 16, 2020
. Retrieved
June 7,
2021
.
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"
Kamikaze Girls
"
.
Rotten Tomatoes
.
Archived
from the original on November 27, 2017
. Retrieved
October 19,
2017
.
- ^
"
Kamikaze Girls
Reviews"
.
Metacritic
.
Archived
from the original on January 1, 2018
. Retrieved
October 19,
2017
.
- ^
"??映?ランキング(2004年5月29日~2004年5月30日)"
.
映?.com
(in Japanese).
Archived
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. Retrieved
June 7,
2021
.
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