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Tetsuya Nakashima

Nobara Takemoto
Tetsuya Nakashima

[Cast Group]
Actor: Kyôko Fukada | Character: Momoko Ryugasaki
Actor: Anna Tsuchiya | Character: Ichigo Shirayuri
Actor: Hiroyuki Miyasako | Character: Momoko's Father
Actor: Sadao Abe | Character: Ryuji 'the Unicorn', Doctor
Actor: Eiko Koike | Character: Akimi
Actor: Shin Yazawa | Character: Miko
Actor: Hirotarō Honda | Character: Yakuza Boss
Actor: Kirin Kiki | Character: Momoko's Grandmother
Actor: Yoshiyoshi Arakawa | Character: Grocery Store Manager
Actor: Katsuhisa Namase | Character: Pachinko Parlor Manager
Actor: Ryôko Shinohara | Character: Momoko's Mother
Actor: Yoshinori Okada | Character: Baby, 'The Stars Shine Bright' Owner
Actor: Kanako Irie | Character: Actress
Actor: Haruo Mizuno | Character: Self
Actor: Yûichi Kimura | Character: Yakuza
Actor: Yôko Maki | Character: BTSSB Staff
Actor: Ken Ayugai | Character: Actor
Actor: Mayuko Fukuda | Character: Young Momoko Ryugasaki
Actor: Vincent Giry | Character: French Rococo Period Gentleman
Actor: Takuji Kawakubo | Character: Actor
Actor: Marie Machida | Character: Actress
Actor: Akiko Mishiro | Character: Actress
Actor: Laurence Midori Ohta | Character: Actress
Actor: Atsuko Shikata | Character: Actress

[Directors Group]
Name: Tetsuya Nakashima | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Nobara Takemoto | Role: Writer
Name: Tetsuya Nakashima | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Kazuya Hamana | Role: Producer
Name: Takashi Hirano | Role: Producer
Name: Yûji Ishida | Role: Producer
Name: Kunikatsu Kondo | Role: Producer
Name: Masayuki Miyashita | Role: Producer
Name: Satoru Ogura | Role: Producer
Name: Yôkichi Ohsato | Role: Producer
Name: Arimasa Okada | Role: Producer
Name: Sachiko Sone | Role: Producer
Name: Yutaka Suzuki | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Yôko Kanno | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Shôichi Atô | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Yoshiyuki Koike | Role: Editor
Name: Chiaki Tôyama | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Sawako Ôzu | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Towako Kuwajima | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Chizuru Tôyama | Role: Costume Designer

[Production Management]
Name: Tadao Ôsawa | Role: Production Manager

[Sound Department]
Name: Mizuki Itô | Role: Sound Department
Name: Akihiko Okase | Role: Sound Department
Name: Junichi Shima | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Maki Kawato | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Takayuki Masuo | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Akihiro Ozeki | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Shingo Sato | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Ariake Sekine | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Hatsumi Shiba | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Tsubokawa | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Shinji Tsuchiya | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Masahide Yanagawase | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Tarô Kimura | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[animation department]
Name: Momoe Aoki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kunihiko Hamada | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kazumi Hara | Role: Animation Department
Name: Chiharu Haraguchi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yûsuke Hirota | Role: Animation Department
Name: Riyo Horiguchi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yusuke Ishizuka | Role: Animation Department
Name: Ayumi Maruyama | Role: Animation Department
Name: Shōjirō Nishimi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Akiko Saitô | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yûko Sawamura | Role: Animation Department
Name: Eriko Shibata | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kifumi Shinbayashi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Eiko Tanaka | Role: Animation Department
Name: Keiko Watanabe | Role: Animation Department

[Music Department]
Name: Kazuhiko Kato | Role: Music Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Kumiko Tanaka | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Blanche Aurore Duault | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrew P. Kirkham | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sae Nirazuka | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Toshikazu Ochiai | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Germana Pasquero | Role: Additional Crew

Trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi589087513/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi589087513/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1643307334047.mp4?Expires=1788412702&Signature=b~rADXMz2~Haqs8SdG1nd8ccBwOhda2x6OKcRHaKg3NwRpKyZPYzPjl3o4H5CaQbPNb5gOA82Mh0NdbUnFiKzPTftzl-uW3MkpL5voOywjPf9biT-m8z~gNFDbx-5gavwm8kY9k879Lma2Sd2YoRC3X8~Q2Xm5gClh33NGF5U4~0umAcAFSoEg918Lrp7ouotWmPcslekwu7iIOVnpbuCPkADP4o1~oZV6s68nZTup85xPICaaf~loKt3CNulw3Y18OWqeksrzfEu-SOkmVyRswersNEZmFG98MtdOMYEk-3zo~JrmysA4UVVTr-3Ma6S2SV9MF6QhVGq9ExajSe2w__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Japan: May 29, 2004
Hong Kong: March 23, 2005 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
Italy: April 2005 (Udine Far East Film Festival)
Germany: April 17, 2005 (Nippon Connection Film Festival)
Netherlands: May 28, 2005 (Dejima Japanese Film Festival)
United States: June 18, 2005 (Los Angeles Film Festival, premiere)
Canada: July 17, 2005 (Fantasia Film Festival, premiere)
South Korea: September 2, 2005
Germany: October 20, 2005 (Munich Asia Filmfest)
Germany: October 23, 2005 (Munich Asia Filmfest)
Germany: October 27, 2005 (Frankfurt Asia Filmfest)
Germany: October 30, 2005 (Frankfurt Asia Filmfest)
Italy: March 1, 2006 (DVD premiere)
France: March 17, 2006 (Festival du Film d'Aventures de Valenciennes)
France: June 14, 2006
Taiwan: July 28, 2006
Philippines: June 20, 2007 (Manila Eiga Sai)
United Kingdom: June 6, 2008
Egypt: February 17, 2010 (Japanese Film Week)
Poland: November 7, 2013 (Five Flavours Film Festival)
South Korea: July 23, 2016 (Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival)

Winner | 2005 | Blue Ribbon Awards | Blue Ribbon Award | Best New Actress | Anna Tsuchiya, Kamikaze Girls, The Taste of Tea
Nominee | 2005 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Actress | Kyôko Fukada, Kamikaze Girls
Nominee | 2005 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Supporting Actress | Anna Tsuchiya, Kamikaze Girls
Winner | 2005 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Newcomer of the Year | Anna Tsuchiya, Kamikaze Girls
Winner | 2004 | Hochi Film Awards | Hochi Film Award | Best New Actress | Anna Tsuchiya, Kamikaze Girls, The Taste of Tea
Winner | 2005 | Japanese Professional Movie Awards | Japanese Professional Movie Award | Best Film | Tetsuya Nakashima, Kamikaze Girls
Winner | 2005 | Japanese Professional Movie Awards | Japanese Professional Movie Award | Best Director | Tetsuya Nakashima, Kamikaze Girls | Tied with Hiroshi Takahashi for Sodom the Killer (2004).
Winner | 2005 | Kinema Junpo Awards | Kinema Junpo Award | Best New Actress | Anna Tsuchiya, Kamikaze Girls, The Taste of Tea
Winner | 2005 | Mainichi Film Concours | Mainichi Film Concours | Best Actress | Kyôko Fukada, Kamikaze Girls
Winner | 2005 | Mainichi Film Concours | Mainichi Film Concours | Best Art Direction | Towako Kuwajima, Kamikaze Girls
Winner | 2005 | Mainichi Film Concours | Sponichi Grand Prize New Talent Award | Anna Tsuchiya, Kamikaze Girls, The Taste of Tea
Winner | 2005 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best Film | Kamikaze Girls
Winner | 2005 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best Actress | Kyôko Fukada, Kamikaze Girls
Winner | 2005 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best Supporting Actress | Kirin Kiki, Kamikaze Girls, Han-ochi, Fireflies: River of Light
Winner | 2005 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best Director | Tetsuya Nakashima, Kamikaze Girls
Winner | 2005 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best New Talent | Anna Tsuchiya, Kamikaze Girls, The Taste of Tea
Nominee | 2005 | Udine Far East Film Festival | Audience Award | Tetsuya Nakashima, Kamikaze Girls

Hong Kong: USD 98618
Japan: USD 5046894
Taiwan: USD 6097
Domestic: USD 34424
Period: Apr 23 – 26, 2026 | Rank: 92 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1 | Interval gross: USD 920 | Per theater average: USD 920