Ganguro Gals Riot(2016)
An unconventional coming-of-age film depicting ganguro gals—girls who tan their skin, use light eyeshadow, grow out their nails, and walk around in platform shoes. The story intertwines the high school days of girls who embraced the ganguro culture and lived their youth to the fullest in a rural town in Ishikawa Prefecture, and their present lives 14 years later as they reach around thirty.
Movie: Ganguro Gals Riot
Top 6 Billed Cast
Miu Koshimura
Sayaka Nagamaru
Aoi Maeda
Shibata
London Ko-Rinbow Vocalist
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Overview
An unconventional coming-of-age film depicting ganguro gals—girls who tan their skin, use light eyeshadow, grow out their nails, and walk around in platform shoes. The story intertwines the high school days of girls who embraced the ganguro culture and lived their youth to the fullest in a rural town in Ishikawa Prefecture, and their present lives 14 years later as they reach around thirty.
Release Date
2016-07-30
Average
7.7
Rating:
3.9 startsTagline
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Languages:
日本語
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