An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women

May 30, 2009

1h 45m

★ 3.5

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

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Cast

Tamae

Rika Adachi

Tanaka

Jiji Bû

Egawa

Tomoharu Hasegawa

Shimizu

Yutaka Izumihara

Nomura

Kazushige Komatsu

Chiyo

Kyoko Ochiai

Adam

Riku Ohtomo

Matsushita

Jiro Sato

Keigo

Kotaro Tanaka

Eve

Miyuki Torii

Miho

Sarara Tsukifune

Ryoko Nakatani

Riisa Naka

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No overview available.

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Invalid Date

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DeGenerazione

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No overview available.

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No overview available.