43% Critic Match

Seiko no futomomo: Za chiagāru

4.3 / 10• 1982• 1h 8m•NR• Japanese

Drama

Storyline

An awkward girl tries out for a university cheerleading squad and ends up getting an extracurricular education in growing up.

Mayumi Terashima

Seiko

Lead

Anri Megumi

Yoshie

Miho Aoki

Tsukasa

Shin'ichi Arai

Nakahara

Hiroshi Fukami

Gô

Jun Hamaguchi

Momoe

Takuya Hiramitsu

Nashimoto

Noboru Maro

Egawa

3.0

“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Yoshihiro Kawasaki's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”

— Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

3.0

“Every frame feels alive. Seiko no futomomo: Za chiagāru is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”

— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker