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Girl's Play (2018)

Girl's Play poster
Original title
女々演
Directed by
Mai Takano
Genre
teen film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 16m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese teen film about four high school drama club members who compete to become the lead actress after the previous star unexpectedly quits. Their honest feelings clash as they prepare for their final school festival.

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What happens

『女々演』(じょじょえん)は、2018年3月24日に公開された日本の青春映画。女優・福原遥の映画初主演作。監督は高野舞、脚本は神森万里江が担当。キャッチコピーは、「いつまでやんの?仲良しごっこ。」。 高校最後の文化祭直前に演劇部のヒロイン、佐々木ひかりが突然退部。残された本庄沙彩、藤崎蒼生、中原胡桃、篠田美紅の4人はこれをきっかけにヒロインの座を手にいれようと、それぞれの本音がぶつかり合う! (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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