Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship
| Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Osamu Minorikawa |
| Written by | Sachiko Tanaka |
| Based on | Su-chan by Miri Masuda |
| Produced by | Yoshitaka Takeda Kasumi Yao |
| Cinematography | Gen Kobayashi |
| Edited by | Hidemi Ri |
| Music by | Shin Kono Kasarinchu |
Release dates |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship (すーちゃん まいちゃん さわ子さん, Sū-chan Mai-chan Sawako-san) is a 2012 Japanese drama film directed by Osamu Minorikawa and based on the manga series Su-chan by Miri Masuda. It premiered at the 25th Tokyo International Film Festival on October 24, 2012 and was released in Japan on March 2, 2013.[1]
Cast
- Kō Shibasaki as Yoshiko Morimoto
- Yōko Maki as Maiko Okamura
- Shinobu Terajima as Sawako Hayashi
- Shōta Sometani as Kosuke Chiba
- Arata Iura as Seichiro Nakata
- Hana Kino as Yoko Koba
- Poon-chaw Guin as Nobuko Hayashi
- Akiko Kazami as Shizue Hayashi
- Megumi Sato as Mika Iwai
- Mio Uema as Chika Takeda
- Aoi Yoshikura as Minami Koba
- Ai Takabe as Chigusa Maeda
Reception
Critical response
On Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave the film a 6 out of 10, calling it "a mature chick-flick with a fine array of actresses but rather over-slack pacing."[1]
Accolades
| Award | Date | Category | Recipients and nominees |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinema Junpo Awards | 2014[2] | Best Actress | Yōko Maki | Won |
References
- ^ a b Derek Elley (February 21, 2013). "Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship". Film Business Asia. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ^ Kevin Ma (January 9, 2014). "Pecoross tops Kinema Junpo list". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on June 13, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Sû-chan, Mai-chan, Sawako-san at IMDb