Ganguro Gals Riot

Ganguro Gals Riot

2016 · 75 min · ★ 7.7 · Drama

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.

Directed by Ken'ichi Ugana · Written by Ken'ichi Ugana

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Fumika Baba Miu Koshimura
Elisa Yanagi Sayaka Nagamaru
Kanako Hiramatsu Aoi Maeda
Hana Imai Satomi
Shotaro Mamiya Shibata
Nijiro Murakami London Ko-Rinbow Vocalist

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