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AFTERSCHOOL ANGLER CLUB (HOKAGO ANGLE LIFE) (Past Film)
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Completed - JAPANESE - Drama - 83 minutes

Log Line

A high school girl who is bullied and becomes distrustful of people moves to a local fishing port town and finds new friendships, and gradually regains herself.
Uplifting “Girls x Fishing” coming-of-age movie that will make you laugh and cry.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2023 (Premiere)
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Year of production : 2023

Director(s) : Jojo HIDEO

Synopsis

Mezashi, a high school student, has become distrustful of people after being the target of bullying by her classmates.
She was transferred to a new school in the Kansai local region due to the parents’ convenience. Although she is determined not to make new friends because of the bad experience she suffered, on her first day at school, she was invited by a classmate, "This is your destiny! Mezashi (means the name of a fish)-chan! Join our “The Girls Angler’s Club," a fishing club of which she is the leader. There she learns the basics of fishing from the members, and she begins her life as a high school girl angler. Little by little, she begins to feel at home in the fun atmosphere and begins to enjoy fishing and friendship.

Production

Country(ies) : JAPAN


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