Drama · Japan · 1998 · 1h 52m

Love & Pop

ラブ&ポップ

Love & Pop poster
Director
Hideaki Anno
Cast
Asumi Miwa as Hiromi Yoshii Kirari as Chisa Noda Hirono Kudo as Nao Yokoi Yukie Nakama as Chieko Takamori Mitsuru Hirata as Kakegawa Mitsuru Fukikoshi as Yoshimura
Crew
Takahide Shibanushi — Director of Photography Hiroshi Okuda — Editor Shinkichi Mitsumune — Original Music Composer Akio Satsukawa — Screenplay Hideaki Anno — Screenplay Ryū Murakami — Novel
Tagline

Schoolgirls by day... Call girls by night...

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Love & Pop — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
japancamerateenage girlexperimental surrealismhumanity and the world around us
Key Collaborators
Hideaki Anno Director Takahide Shibanushi Director of Photography Hiroshi Okuda Editor Shinkichi Mitsumune Original Music Composer Akio Satsukawa Screenplay Hideaki Anno Screenplay Ryū Murakami Novel Miyuki Nanri Producer Toshiaki Kimura Producer Kimihiko Tsurugaya Producer
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