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Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy

2019 · 119 min

A messy, heightened teen romance that feels claustrophobic and uncomfortable, swinging between cruel power games and swoony longing.

Directed by
Yuki Yamato
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Miona Hori, Hiroya Shimizu, Mizuki Itagaki
Overview
A quiet teen's life is shaken up when she's forced to be her arrogant neighbor's slave. He loves her, but they both have a lot to learn about trust.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Yuki Yamato
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Miona Hori, Hiroya Shimizu, Mizuki Itagaki
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • coming-of-age
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Yuki Yamato
Written by
Yuki Yamato
Starring
Miona Hori, Hiroya Shimizu, Mizuki Itagaki, Shotaro Mamiya, Hiyori Sakurada, Kaisei Kamimura, Riho Yoshioka, Ai Yoshikawa
Music
Izumi Makura, Hidekazu Sakamoto
Cinematography
Keisuke Imamura
Runtime
119 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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