Bobby's Girl
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Bobby's Girl

7.4 / 10 1985 44mNR Japanese
AnimationDrama

Storyline

Bobby is an underachieving high school kid with a deep love for motorcycles. His most recent achievement seems to have been getting photos of himself on a road trip printed in a motorcyclist hobby magazine. When he gets a letter from a girl his age, he decides to write her back.

Cast & Crew

Hironobu Nomura

Hironobu Nomura

Akihiko "Bobby" Nomura (voice)

Lead
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Hiromi Murata

Sakumi Nakahara (voice)

Jinpachi Nezu

Jinpachi Nezu

Mr. Kida (voice)

Nobuo Tsukamoto

Nobuo Tsukamoto

Tamotsu Nomura (voice)

Mayumi Shimizu

Mayumi Shimizu

Keiko Nomura (voice)

Ryo Horikawa

Ryo Horikawa

Sachio Kubota (voice)

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Toshio Hirata's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Bobby's Girl is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker