Age 17 (2003)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 12M

Director : Houka Kinoshita
Writer : Yuki Inomata

Synopsis

Seventeen-year-old Ako works part-time in a cabaret club late at night. Because of this, she falls asleep in school every day. In the new semester, she becomes enamored with her classmate Ryou, who is repeating a year despite her good grades.

Actors

Asumi Miwa
Asumi Miwa
Ako
Yuki Inomata
Yuki Inomata
Ryou
Rinko Kikuchi
Rinko Kikuchi
Hitomi
Houka Kinoshita
Houka Kinoshita
Man 1
Yuu Tokui
Yuu Tokui
Shop manager
Ryuhei Matsuda
Ryuhei Matsuda
Book boy
Hiromasa Taguchi
Hiromasa Taguchi
Swingman
Yoji Tanaka
Yoji Tanaka
Man 2
Yuta Yamazaki
Yuta Yamazaki
Gay student
Sousuke Takaoka
Sousuke Takaoka
Bicycle boy
Jun Murakami
Jun Murakami
Pervert
Kenji Mizuhashi
Kenji Mizuhashi
Kenji
Saya Matsuoka
Saya Matsuoka
Book boy's girl
Kanji Tsuda
Kanji Tsuda
Smart cop
Yôichi Okamura
Yôichi Okamura
Dumb cop
Hitomi Miwa
Hitomi Miwa
Victim
Kaoru Okunuki
Kaoru Okunuki
Pretty teacher

Crews

Houka Kinoshita
Houka Kinoshita
Director
Yuki Inomata
Yuki Inomata
Story
Yuki Inomata
Yuki Inomata
Screenplay
Kazushige Matsuda
Kazushige Matsuda
Editor
Shoichi Ohmichi
Shoichi Ohmichi
Director of Photography
Yuuya Asai
Yuuya Asai
Music
Shinichi Watanabe
Shinichi Watanabe
Still Photographer
Ryo
Ryo
Still Photographer
Yoshinori Kanô
Yoshinori Kanô
Producer
Kei Horie
Kei Horie
Producer

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