Episode #2 – Kamikaze Girls (下妻物語)
Kamikaze Girls (2004)
下妻物語 [Shimotsuma Monogatari]
Directed by Tetsuya Nakashima
Written by Tetsuya Nakashima
Based on the novel by Novala Takemoto
Momoko Ryugasaki is the daughter of a small-time gangster that forges Versace brand and a lowlife woman. Momoko is smitten by the Rococo period and dresses in a Lolita style, with frilly dresses and embroidery bonnet. She is raised by her father since her mother divorced him to marry her gynecologist, and he has taught her how to perfectly embroider. When Mr. Ryugasaki includes the Universal Studios brand in his products, he is forced to move to the rural Shimotsuma with Momoko to live in the house of her grandmother. Momoko decides to sell her collection of forged Versace and Universal Studios to make money to buy her expensive clothing. The rebel “yanki” Ichigo Shirayuri visits Momoko to buy clothes and soon they begin the most unlikely friendship.
Cast
Kyoko Fukada – Momoko Ryugasaki
Anna Tsuchiya – Ichigo ‘Ichiko’ Shirayuri
Kirin Kiki – Momoko’s grandmother
Hiroyuki Miyasako – Momoko’s father
Sadao Abe – ‘Unicorn’ Ryuji / Doctor
Eiko Koike – Akimi
Shin Yazawa – Miki
Yoshinori Okada – ‘Baby, the Stars Shine Bright’ owner
Ryôko Shinohara – Momoko’s mother
