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Paradise Kiss

2011 · 124 min

A gentle, stylish coming-of-age story about finding your own path, with a sweet romance and colorful fashion world.

Directed by: Takehiko Shinjo
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Keiko Kitagawa, Osamu Mukai, Aya Omasa

Overview: Hyasaka Yukari only wants one thing: to enter the college that her mom wants. One day, she meets an extravagant group that loves fashion. They were searching for a model and Yukari fits their ideal model. From now Yukari will know the world of fashion and modeling, and what she really wants.

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Directed by: Takehiko Shinjo
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Keiko Kitagawa, Osamu Mukai, Aya Omasa

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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
love
friendship
family
Places: big city
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Takehiko Shinjo
Written by: Kenji Bando
Starring: Keiko Kitagawa, Osamu Mukai, Aya Omasa, Shunji Igarashi, Kento Kaku, Yusuke Yamamoto, Natsuki Kato, Hitomi Takahashi
Music: Yoshihiro Ike
Cinematography: Hikaru Yasuda
Runtime: 124 min
Country: Japan, United States of America
Languages: Japanese

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