An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women
2009 · 1h 45m · N/A
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Yoshihiro Fukagawa
,
Koji Kawano
,
Yûka Ohsumi
,
Takashi Shimizu
,
Keisuke Toyoshima
,
Renpei Tsukamoto
,
Yudai Yamaguchi
Overview
This is an omnibus of six short films by six different directors, whose lead characters are unconventional women. They are "Hijoshi," females who live true to themselves and their desires.
Director and cast
- Yoshihiro Fukagawa Director
- Koji Kawano Director
- Yûka Ohsumi Director
- Takashi Shimizu Director
- Keisuke Toyoshima Director
- Renpei Tsukamoto Director
- Yudai Yamaguchi Director
- Rika Adachi as Tamae
- Jiji Bû as Tanaka
- Tomoharu Hasegawa as Egawa
- Yutaka Izumihara as Shimizu
- Kazushige Komatsu as Nomura
- Kyoko Ochiai as Chiyo
- Riku Ohtomo as Adam
- Jiro Sato as Matsushita
- Kotaro Tanaka as Keigo
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