Ryuichi HIROKI

Girlfriend, Someone Please Stop The World

Nippon Digital   ½ 

Ryuichi HIROKI depicts a very intimate and sensitive relationship between two young women. Kyoko and Miho meet as a photographer and a model. They empathise with each other's weaknesses and as a result, begin to positively embrace the world around them through the medium of photography.

Japan 2004

104 minutes

Director
Ryuichi HIROKI

Script
Shotaro OIKAWA

Cinematography
Kazuhiro SUZUKI

About Ryuichi HIROKI

Born in Fukushima prefecture in 1954, Ryuichi HIROKI is a highly productive filmmaker who learned his trade in pink films before making his own debut with SEIGYAKU! in 1982. Receiving a number of awards, he had his breakthrough in 2003 with VIBRATOR. He is a regular guest at the NIPPON CONNECTION film festival.