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An Adolescent

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A middle-aged policeman (Eiji Okuda) has an affair with the 15-year-old daughter (Maju Ozawa) of a former lover.

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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times 11/10/2005
3/5
Decidedly uneven yet intriguing. Go to Full Review V.A. Musetto New York Post 09/30/2005
2/4
A dirty old man's delight. Go to Full Review Dana Stevens New York Times 09/30/2005
2.5/5
Shoujyo: An Adolescent seems to be several movies at once: a hard-boiled detective story, a Lolita-style intergenerational romance and a family psychodrama complete with pat Freudian flashbacks. Go to Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 09/21/2006
3/5
To confuse this with a touching May-December romance like Lost in Translation could bring a very early end to date night. Go to Full Review Mark Olsen L.A. Weekly 11/10/2005
The film is perhaps best thought of as part cultural curiosity, part obscurantist's delight. Go to Full Review Maitland McDonagh TV Guide 09/30/2005
2/4
You could be forgiven for missing the thematic underpinnings amidst the long, fetishized sex scenes. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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10/25/2009 amor prohibido? pq? tan tiernos que vuelan juntos See more 12/05/2008 One of those films that sits with you for a long time afterwards. Deals with such taboo material (at least by North American standards), an adult cop falling in love and having a sexual relationship with a 15 year old girl. But instead of demonizing the characters--something you'd expect in the hands of American film-makers--the story is sympathetic, erotic, but not without consequences to the characters. Intelligent writing with strong indictments of contemporary society's superficial morality. See more 10/26/2008 Pretty much a Japanese take on the story, Lolita, with a few extra twists. It did a fine job in telling the story it wanted to. Nothing spectacular tho. See more 08/22/2008 This movie was too deep to put into words... See more 08/08/2008 Jimi Hendrix kicks ass! See more Read all reviews
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Eiji Okuda

Director

Eiji Okuda

Tomokawa

Maju Ozawa

Yoko

Shoji Akira

Actor

Mari Natsuki

Yukie

Hideo Murota

Shozo
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Movie Info

Synopsis A middle-aged policeman (Eiji Okuda) has an affair with the 15-year-old daughter (Maju Ozawa) of a former lover.
Director
Eiji Okuda
Producer
Eiji Okuda, Ben Yamamoto
Screenwriter
Katsuhiko Manabe, Izuru Narushima
Distributor
Indican Pictures
Production Co
Zero Pictures
Genre
Romance
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 26, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 4, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$65.0K
Runtime
2h 12m
Sound Mix
Ultra-Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)
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