Back Street Girls: Gokudoruzu (2019)

Original title

BACK STREET GIRLS -ゴクドルズ-

Directed by

Keinosuke Hara

Genre

comedy drama

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Failed yakuza thugs are forced to become a female idol group as punishment. They must balance their tough-guy past with their new singing and dancing careers.

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What happens

Back Street Girls: Gokudols (Japanese: ゴクドルズ, Hepburn: Back Street Girls: Gokudoruzu) is a 2019 Japanese yakuza comedy-drama film, directed by Keinosuke Hara and based on the Jasmine Gyuh manga of the same name. The film stars Nana Asakawa, Ruka Matsuda, Akane Sakanoue and Koichi Iwaki. Distributed by Toei, it made its premiere on February 8, 2019, in Japan. After the film's release, the cast and crew reunited for a live-action television series set before, during, and after the film, featuring Arisa Komiya and Hideo Nakano in new character roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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