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An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women
An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women

An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women

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This is an omnibus of six short films by six different directors, whose lead characters are unconventional women. They are "Hijoshi," females who live true to themselves and their desires.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

3.5/10

Release Date

30 May 2009

Country

Japan

Cast

Rika Adachi

Rika Adachi

Tamae

Jiji Bû

Jiji Bû

Tanaka

Tomoharu Hasegawa

Tomoharu Hasegawa

Egawa

Yutaka Izumihara

Yutaka Izumihara

Shimizu

Kazushige Komatsu

Kazushige Komatsu

Nomura

Kyoko Ochiai

Kyoko Ochiai

Chiyo

Riku Ohtomo

Riku Ohtomo

Adam

Jiro Sato

Jiro Sato

Matsushita

Kotaro Tanaka

Kotaro Tanaka

Keigo

Miyuki Torii

Miyuki Torii

Eve

Sarara Tsukifune

Sarara Tsukifune

Miho

Riisa Naka

Riisa Naka

Ryoko Nakatani

Hairi Katagiri

Hairi Katagiri

Tak Sakaguchi

Tak Sakaguchi

Mami Yamasaki

Mami Yamasaki

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