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Back Street Girls: Gokudoruzu (2019)

Back Street Girls: Gokudoruzu poster
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
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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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