Kamikaze Girls

Name: Kamikaze Girls
Genre: Comedy
Released: September 9, 2005
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 56

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Viz Media | Release Date: September 9, 2005

Summary: Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Kamikaze Girls, where two girls from utterly different fashion universes -- one a "Lolita," the other a "Yankee" -- cross paths and discover they have far more in common than at first sight. Kamikaze Girls is the latest pop-culture phenomenon to take Japan by storm. It began as a best-sellingWelcome to the weird and wonderful world of Kamikaze Girls, where two girls from utterly different fashion universes -- one a "Lolita," the other a "Yankee" -- cross paths and discover they have far more in common than at first sight. Kamikaze Girls is the latest pop-culture phenomenon to take Japan by storm. It began as a best-selling novel, by cult writer Novala Takemoto, whose empathy with social outsiders and decadent fashion sense has helped cultivate a devoted following among young women. Takemoto’s book was adapted into a comic and then into this film. (Viz Media)… Expand

Director: Tetsuya Nakashima

Genre(s): Comedy

Runtime: 102 min

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Carina Chocano

A glorious blend of kitsch, grit, humor and uplift. Read full review

Bill White

Fukada captures the stubborn individualism of a girl who embraces an unpopular lifestyle. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

A charmingly loony tale of two young loners who form an unlikely bond, this droll Japanese import puts the predictable banality of most Hollywood teen flicks to shame. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

What Kamikaze Girls doesn't have is a plot. As nice as the film looks, it soon grows tiresome -- though I could listen to the Johann Strauss II soundtrack forever. Read full review

Greg Bellavia

Fluff. The cinematic equivalent of too much cotton candy Tetsuya Nanashima's Kamikaze Girls is a hyperkinetic fun house ride that is about forty five minutes too long. Read full review

Derek Elley

Wears out its welcome at 100 minutes, but could find an audience in the West as a latenight attraction at gay fests. Read full review

Matt Singer

If you value plausibility in movies, skip Kamikaze Girls; this is the sort of picture where getting run over by a truck gives a character gorgeous hair instead of a broken hip. Read full review

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AndreasS.

Sep 18, 2005

This is a fascinating story about friendship, and about being outside "normal" culture. It gives a deep, but twisted look into how western culture is being absorbed by japaneese youth. This is NOT a documantary, this is a _FariyTale_ !!! Or more actually, an anime done by real actors. Thus, This is a fascinating story about friendship, and about being outside "normal" culture. It gives a deep, but twisted look into how western culture is being absorbed by japaneese youth. This is NOT a documantary, this is a _FariyTale_ !!! Or more actually, an anime done by real actors. Thus, anything is possible, like crashing a scooter into a 3-wheel-truck while wearing a frilled rokoko dress, and not only walk away but actually ride off to fight a gang of biker-girls. Kamikaze girls is a must if you : a. have ever been bullied. b. have ever been an outsider. c. have ever had a true friend. d. have never had a true friend. e. like strange movies.… Expand