Off-Balance (2000)
2000 · 1h 35m
13-year old Chiaki Matsumoto enters middle school with two rules for herself: 1. Always stay cool and 2. Don’t make friends. Having suffered bullying in elementary school, Chiaki chooses a path of isolation, building emotional walls and deciding to live a tough, solitary life.
Director: Shin Togashi
Writers: Shiori Kazama, Naoko Uozumi
Editor: Akimasa Kawashima
Cast
Megumi Hatachiya as ChiakiFumiyo Kohinata as Kiku-chanYu Hatano as MizueShuji Kashiwabara as HeathTomato Akai as Yuri-chanKumiko Tsuchiya as Homeroom TeacherRyushi Mizukami as Video Store GuyMasayo Umezawa as Mizue's MotherNoriko Hayami as Masayoshi's WifeYuichi Haba as MasayoshiMieko Harada as Chiaki's MotherAyano OkudaMore like this
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