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I Want to Win 5th Prize
5.0 / 10• 1995• 1h 14m•NR• Japanese
AnimationFamilyDrama
Storyline
This is a story of a girl born with a bad leg. Ritsuko longs to go to school and make lots of friends, but this proves as not so easy. Her mother is very protective of her, and she is teased by her classmates, because of her disability. Will she manage to keep her smile?
Cast & Crew
Rika Mitarai
Ritsuko Hanauchi
Lead
Fumi Dan
Michiko Tanaka (voice)
Goro Noguchi
Ishibashi (voice)
Sayuri
Eiko Hanauchi (voice)
Aruno Tahara
Toru Hanauchi (voice)
Tamao Hayashi
Ishida Shinobu (voice)
KN
Kanako Nakatake
Sakiko Oka (voice)
YS
Yumi Seino
Mikiko (voice)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mei Kato's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. I Want to Win 5th Prize is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
