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Nowhere Girl

Nowhere Girl

Something is missing from her

20155.31h 25m

Overview

Ai is a student at an all-girls' art high school. She is known to be extremely gifted in the arts, but the adults around her try to use her and her classmates are jealous of her. Ai suffers because of her situation, but doesn't have anywhere to escape. Her daily life becomes like a war and she begins to collapse.

Directed by Mamoru Oshii
Written by Kei Yamamura, Kentarô Yamagishi
Produced by Gaku Kawasaki
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Top Cast

Nana Seino

Nana Seino

Ai

Hirotaro Honda

Hirotaro Honda

Hinako Tanaka

Hinako Tanaka

Ayuri Yoshinaga

Ayuri Yoshinaga

Yuri

Nobuaki Kaneko

Nobuaki Kaneko

Lily

Lily

S

Sergey Kuvaev

Mitsuko Takahashi

Mitsuko Takahashi

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Themes & Keywords

japanviolence in schools

About Nowhere Girl

Nowhere Girl is a drama, thriller, action film released in 2015 exploring themes of japan, violence in schools. Directed by Mamoru Oshii, it stars Nana Seino, Hirotaro Honda, Hinako Tanaka. Ai is a student at an all-girls' art high school. She is known to be extremely gifted in the arts, but the adults around her try to use her and her classmates are jealous of her. Ai suffers because of her situation, but doesn't have anywhere to escape. Her daily life becomes like a war and she begins to collapse.

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