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Shôjo

IMDb ID: tt0304704 · Year: 2001 · Rating: 6.4 (553 votes)

Genres: Drama · Romance

Tomokawa is a tough guy turned bored cop who spends much of his time sating lonely housewives and looking after retarded teen Sukemasa. One day while hanging out at a bar, he is approached by a 15-year-old enjo kosai named Yoko, o...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesSpain: An Adolescent
United Kingdom: An Adolescent
Thailand: An Adolescent (English)
United States: An Adolescent
World-wide: An Adolescent (English)
Australia: Shôjo
Canada: Shôjo (French)
Germany: Shôjo
Turkey: Bir Ergen (Turkish, Alternative Title)
Japan: Shoujyo (alternative transliteration)
France: Une adolescente
Greece: Μια έφηβη
Japan: 少女 (Japanese, Alternative Title)
Japan: 少女 an adolescent (Japanese)
Bir Ergen
Content RatingRRelease Date2001-09-29Runtime132 minutesMetascore54IMDb Popularity0User Reviews4Critic Reviews19Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapanese
French
Keywordsfemale nudity
female frontal nudity
onsen
female topless nudity
female full rear nudity
Filming LocationsJapanProduction CompaniesZero Pictures Co.
Progressive Pictures
Official SitesPan Européenne Distribution (France) - http://www.uneadolescente-lefilm.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304704/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0304704.jpgUpdated At2025-02-09T04:28:40

Stars

Eiji Okuda
Mayu Ozawa
Akira Shoji
Mari Natsuki
Hideo Murota
Kazu Andô
Noriko Hamada
Katsuhiko Hibino
Hideo Higashikokubaru
Kazuhiko Kanayama

Directors

Eiji Okuda

Writers

Katsuhiko Manabe
Izuru Narushima
Mikihiko Renjo

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Eiji Okuda | Character: Tomokawa
Actor: Mayu Ozawa | Character: Yoko
Actor: Akira Shoji | Character: Sukemasa
Actor: Mari Natsuki | Character: Yukie
Actor: Hideo Murota | Character: Shozo
Actor: Kazu Andô | Character: Actress
Actor: Noriko Hamada | Character: Actress
Actor: Katsuhiko Hibino | Character: Actor
Actor: Hideo Higashikokubaru | Character: Actor
Actor: Kazuhiko Kanayama | Character: Actor
Actor: Sujin Kim | Character: Actor
Actor: Nasubi | Character: Actor
Actor: Masahiko Shimada | Character: Actor
Actor: Akihiro Yoshimura | Character: Actor

[Directors Group]
Name: Eiji Okuda | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Katsuhiko Manabe | Role: Writer
Name: Izuru Narushima | Role: Writer
Name: Mikihiko Renjo | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Henri Ishii | Role: Producer
Name: Eiji Okuda | Role: Producer
Name: Ben Yamamoto | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Shigeru Umebayashi | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Hirokazu Ishii | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Shigeru Okuhara | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Katsuhiko Hibino | Role: Art Director

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Kazuaki Kiriya | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304704/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: September 29, 2001
Greece: November 16, 2001 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
Russia: January 20, 2002 (Faces Of Love Film Festival)
Czech Republic: July 5, 2002 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
United States: November 10, 2002 (AFI Fest)
France: March 26, 2003
Belgium: April 23, 2003
South Korea: July 8, 2005
United States: September 30, 2005 (New York City, New York)
United States: November 11, 2005 (Los Angeles, California)
Canada: September 26, 2006 (DVD premiere)

Awards

Winner | 2001 | Thessaloniki Film Festival | Best Actress | Mayu Ozawa, An Adolescent | Tied with Ronit Elkabetz for Late Marriage (2001).
Nominee | 2001 | Thessaloniki Film Festival | Golden Alexander | Eiji Okuda, An Adolescent
Winner | 2002 | AFI Fest | Grand Jury Prize | Eiji Okuda, An Adolescent
Winner | 2002 | Paris Film Festival | Grand Prix | Eiji Okuda, An Adolescent
Winner | 2002 | Paris Film Festival | Best Actress | Mayu Ozawa, An Adolescent
Winner | 2002 | Bermuda International Film Festival | Special Mention | Eiji Okuda, An Adolescent

Box Office

France: USD 46116
Domestic: USD 65171
Period: Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2003 | Rank: 329 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 20 | Gross to date: USD 46116 | Interval gross: USD 46116 | Per theater average: USD 2305