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Schoolgirls by day... Call girls by night...
1h 52min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
Tokyo schoolgirl Hiromi and her friends engage in a practice known as enjo kosai, or "compensated dating", where older men pay young girls for dates. Hiromi plunges deeper into this world to raise money for an expensive ring.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Toru Tezuka | Uehara |
| Ikkei Watanabe | Kobayashi |
| Tadanobu Asano | Captain XX |
| Naomi Kawase | Woman speaking to Hiromi (voice) |
| Akira Ishida | Yoshio |
| Kotono Mitsuishi | Radio Host (voice) |
| Megumi Hayashibara | Answering Machine (voice) |
| Taiju Okayasu | Odagiri |
| Ritsuko Shimada | Aoki |
| Harumi Shuhama | Ishioka |
| Hitomi Miwa | Hiromi's Sister |
| Ken Osawa | Business Man |
| Nana Okada | Hiromi's Mother |
| Leo Morimoto | Hiromi's Father |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | ラブ&ポップ |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Toei Company, Cine Bazar |
| Release date | 10 gennaio 1998 |
| Executive producer | Toshimichi Otsuki |
| Production | Miyuki Nanri, Toshiaki Kimura, Kimihiko Tsurugaya |
| Writer | Ryū Murakami, Akio Satsukawa, Hideaki Anno |
| Editing | Hiroshi Okuda |
| Cinematography | Takahide Shibanushi |
| Assistant directors | Tsuyoshi Sugino, Makoto Kamiya, Masahiko Otsuka, Masatoshi Kurakata, Hideaki Anno, Masayuki |
| Camera operators | Takahide Shibanushi |
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| Additional photography | Takahide Shibanushi |
| Production design | Kazumi Osaka |
| Art direction | Kazumi Osaka |
| Set decoration | Kazumi Osaka |
| Music | Shinkichi Mitsumune, Asumi Miwa, Yasuo Hashimoto, Shin'ichi Itô, 小島彩 |
| Sound | Shinkichi Mitsumune, Asumi Miwa, Yasuo Hashimoto, Shin'ichi Itô, 小島彩 |
Release dates
Limited release
United States / Feb 21, 2025 / IFC Center
Theatrical release
Japan / Jan 10, 1998
Digital
American Samoa / Aug 31, 2025 / HBO Max
Guam / Sep 01, 2025 / HBO Max
Northern Mariana Islands / Sep 01, 2025 / HBO Max
Puerto Rico / Sep 01, 2025 / HBO Max
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U.S. Virgin Islands / Sep 01, 2025 / HBO Max
United States / Sep 01, 2025 / HBO Max
Physical media
United States / Jul 06, 2004 / NR / DVD
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