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Paradise Kiss

Paradise Kiss

20117.12h 4m

Overview

Hyasaka Yukari only wants one thing: to enter the college that her mom wants. One day, she meets an extravagant group that loves fashion. They were searching for a model and Yukari fits their ideal model. From now Yukari will know the world of fashion and modeling, and what she really wants.

Directed by Takehiko Shinjo
Written by Ai Yazawa, Kenji Bando
Produced by Shinzô Matsuhashi, Toshiya Nomura
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Top Cast

Keiko Kitagawa

Keiko Kitagawa

Yukari 'Caroline' Hayasaka

Osamu Mukai

Osamu Mukai

Jouji 'George' Koizumi

Aya Omasa

Aya Omasa

Miwako Sakurada

Shunji Igarashi

Shunji Igarashi

Daisuke Yamamoto / Isabella Yamamoto

Kento Kaku

Kento Kaku

Arashi Nagase

Yusuke Yamamoto

Yusuke Yamamoto

Hiroyuki Tokumori

Natsuki Kato

Natsuki Kato

Kaori Asou

Hitomi Takahashi

Hitomi Takahashi

Yukino Koizumi

Shigemitsu Ogi

Shigemitsu Ogi

Joichi Nikaido

Michiko Hada

Michiko Hada

Yasuko Hayasaka

Themes & Keywords

friendshipromanceschoolbased on mangafashionstyliststudentdrama

About Paradise Kiss

Paradise Kiss is a drama, romance film released in 2011 exploring themes of friendship, romance, school, based on manga, fashion, stylist. Directed by Takehiko Shinjo, it stars Keiko Kitagawa, Osamu Mukai, Aya Omasa. Hyasaka Yukari only wants one thing: to enter the college that her mom wants. One day, she meets an extravagant group that loves fashion. They were searching for a model and Yukari fits their ideal model. From now Yukari will know the world of fashion and modeling, and what she really wants.

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