Rose Color's Buko
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74% Critic Match

Rose Color's Buko

7.4 / 10 2014 1h 33mNR Japanese
Comedy

Storyline

Sachiko is an university student. Her nickname is Buko, because she has been negative about everything since she was young. Sachiko believes someday she will meet a man like in a romance manga. Her university life is boring and she spends her time reading romance manga in her room. One day, on Twitter, she meets a man who uses the user ID of Sparrow. He likes reading manga and looks like Johnny Depp. Sachiko makes a date to meet the man. She tries to change herself, but it's not so easy due to various unexpected incidents.

Cast & Crew

Rino Sashihara

Rino Sashihara

Sachiko

Lead
Yusuke Santamaria

Yusuke Santamaria

Takizawa

Tsuyoshi Muro

Tsuyoshi Muro

Hostage Taker

Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

Gangster

Jun Hashimoto

Jun Hashimoto

Aya Hirano

Aya Hirano

Nishimori Aoi (voice)

Hairi Katagiri

Hairi Katagiri

Haruna Kojima

Haruna Kojima

BMW Driver

What People Are Saying

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