Presented by Japan Foundation
Tornado Girl
Directed by Hitoshi Ône
Auditorium des diplômés de la SGWU (Théâtre Hall)
Director
Hitoshi One
Writer
Hitoshi One
Cast
Satoshi Tsumabuki, Kiko Mizuhara, Hirofumi Arai, Sakura Ando, Lily Franky
Author
Chokkaku Shibuya
Koroki (Satoshi Tsumabuki) needs to man up! His new job at lifestyle mag, Malet, is only for the ultracool, so he vows to copy the coolest man he knows, real-life grungy hipster pop star, Tamio Okuda, which gives the movie its Japanese title: A BOY WHO WISHED TO BE TAMIO OKUDA AND A GIRL WHO DROVE ALL MEN CRAZY. Koroki wins the admiration of his colleagues with his Tamio Okuda act, but he also attracts the attention of Akari (Kiko Mizuhara), the publicist for a fashion brand who's weaponzied her sex appeal into a weapon of mass distraction. Too cute, too sexy, and too perfect to possibly be for real, wherever Akari goes, she leaves a trail of slain men gasping at her feet, and Koroki is no exception. But isn't this all an act? Probably. So what happens when he stops pretending to be Tamio Okuda, and she lets her guard down?
In the vein of previous Japanese dating hits like TRAIN MAN (2005) and Korea's bruisingly romantic mega-hit MY SASSY GIRL (2001), TORNADO GIRL is based on Shibuya Chokaku's month-long hit series that ran in SPA! back in 2014. Scored with cuts by the actual Tamio Okuda himself, it once again proves that while the Hollywood rom-com is basically on life support, Asia is still giving us cutting-edge romance that's actually romantic, paired with surreal comedy that's actually funny. With award-winning Tsumabuki as the eternally weeping Koroki, and model-turned-actress Mizuhara as Akari, this is a love-life advice column disguised as a movie that'll help you figure out what to do after a tornado hits your heart. ? Grady Hendrix
Showings
Auditorium des diplômés de la SGWU (Théâtre Hall)
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