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21st Century Girl

2019 · 117 min

A patchwork of youthful voices, shifting mood and style every few minutes, tender and restless, uneven but alive.

Directed by: Kanae Higashi, Aimi Natsuto
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Serena Motola, Ai Hashimoto, Aki Asakura

Tagline: 15 short films with an animated end-title sequence by young women directors born in late ‘80s to ‘90s.
Overview: 21st Century Girl is an omnibus feature that is of the girls, by the girls and for the girls. The work of 15 women directors under the age of 30, each of whom contributed an 8-minute film, the package highlights a range of genres, visions and thematic concerns.

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Directed by: Kanae Higashi, Aimi Natsuto
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Serena Motola, Ai Hashimoto, Aki Asakura

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
gender
sexuality
coming-of-age
isolation
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Kanae Higashi, Aimi Natsuto, Yoko Yamanaka, Yurina Kaneko
Starring: Serena Motola, Ai Hashimoto, Aki Asakura, Sairi Ito, Erika Karata, Shizuka Ishibashi, Ayu Kitaura, Akari Kinoshita
Music: YU-Ki HARA
Runtime: 117 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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