Kamikaze Girls

Kamikaze Girls

The extraordinary adventures of a Lolita-look aficionado and a tough biker gang chick.

Directed by Tetsuya Nakashima

Produced by Amuse Pictures, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners

2004102 min7.1 / 10

A whimsical, affectionate comedy about two misfit girls from opposite worlds finding unexpected friendship and belonging in a small Japanese town.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Kamikaze Girls easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Does Kamikaze Girls end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Kamikaze Girls scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Kamikaze Girls sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Kamikaze Girls violent? Not especially. Less violent than 73% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

61/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity43

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise71

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Kamikaze Girls, and what each one shares →

Like Kamikaze Girls

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Kamikaze Girls

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Kamikaze Girls, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Kamikaze Girls, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Kamikaze Girls, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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