Off-Balance (2000)
13-year old Chiaki Matsumoto enters middle school with two rules for herself: 1. Always stay cool and 2. Don’t make friends. Having suffered bullying in elementary school, Chiaki chooses a path of isolation, building emotional walls and deciding to live a tough, solitary life. One day, by chance, she meets Kiki, a flamboyant and mysterious individual who transcends age and gender. As Chiaki begins to interact with Kiki, she slowly opens her heart, learning to trust again.
Director:
Shin Togashi
Writer:
Shiori Kazama
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Megumi Hatachiya as Chiaki |
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Fumiyo Kohinata as Kiku-chan |
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Yu Hatano as Mizue |
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Shuji Kashiwabara as Heath |
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Tomato Akai as Yuri-chan |
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Kumiko Tsuchiya as Homeroom Teacher |
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Ryushi Mizukami as Video Store Guy |
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Masayo Umezawa as Mizue's Mother |
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Noriko Hayami as Masayoshi's Wife |
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Yuichi Haba as Masayoshi |
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Mieko Harada as Chiaki's Mother |
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Ayano Okuda as |
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Yuki Itoh as Minamoto |
| Editing | Naoko Aono | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | Akimasa Kawashima | Editor |
| Writing | Shiori Kazama | Screenplay |
| Writing | Naoko Uozumi | Novel |
| Directing | Shin Togashi | Director |
| Editing | Kenji Tanabe | Assistant Editor |
