Summaries

Momoko, a strange and seemingly emotionless girl obsessed with 18th century France, befriends a Yanki biker and the two experience the ups and downs of their unusual lives in a rural Japanese town.

Momoko Ryugasaki is the daughter of a smalltime gangster that forges Versace brand and a lowlife woman. Momoko is smitten by the Rococo period and dresses in a Lolita style, with frilly dresses and embroidery bonnet. She is raised by her father since her mother divorced him to marry her gynecologist, and he has taught her how to perfectly embroider. When Mr. Ryugasaki includes the Universal Studios brand in his products, he is forced to move to the rural Shimotsuma with Momoko to live in the house of her grandmother. Momoko decides to sell her collection of forged Versace and Universal Studios to make money to buy her expensive clothing. The rebel "yanki" Ichigo Shirayuri visits Momoko to buy clothes and soon they begin the most unlikely friendship.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Momoko is an ordinary girl, living an ordinary life. Ordinary, that is, if you define ordinary as wearing elaborate Lolita dresses from the Rococo period in 18th Century France. A complete fish out of water in her rural and sleepy Japanese town, where everyone buys their clothes (and everything else) at the same store and no one understands her, Momoko's life is one of sugared sweets and frilly treats. Desperate to make some money to pay for her expensive indulgence, Momoko tries selling bootleg Ver*ace and Uni*ersal Studios clothes left over from her Dad's yakuza (gangster) days. However, when punk girl and self-styled 'Yanki' Ichiko comes calling, her days as 'ordinary' are most certainly numbered... Friendship brings these two unlikely girls together.—LainEverliving - Scribe of the Wired

Details

Keywords
  • fashion
  • gothic
  • female gang
  • fashion designer
  • girl wearing a short skirt
Genres
  • Comedy
Release date May 28, 2004
Countries of origin Japan
Official sites CIPA Official Site
Language English Japanese French
Filming locations Ushiku, Ibaraki, Japan
Production companies Amuse Pictures Hori Production Hakuhodo DY Media Partners

Box office

Gross US & Canada $34424
Opening weekend US & Canada $2795
Gross worldwide $5290748

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 42m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby SR
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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