Bounce Ko Gals

is a 1997 Japanese crime drama film written and directed by Masato Harada. Its alternative English-language titles are Call Girls and Leaving.

Filmed in somewhat of a documentary style, it follows the course of three girls for a day and a night in the popular district of Shibuya in Tokyo.

The main characters are: Jonko (Hitomi Satō), who runs a group of high-school girls involved in paid dating (in Japanese, Enjo kōsai); Raku (Yasue Sato), a high-schooler and street dancer; and Lisa (Yukiko Okamoto), a student who worked for a year, saving enough money to buy a plane ticket and travel to study in New York City.

Cast

• Hitomi Satō as Jonko
• Yasue Sato as Raku-chan
• Yukiko Okamoto as Risa
• Kōji Yakusho as Ōshima
• Jun Murakami as Sap
• Shin Yazawa as Maru
• Kaori Momoi as Saki
• Maori as Kuji
• Kaitō Ren as Shingo
• YÅ«jin Harada as Moro
• Hiroshige Ikeda as Neon
• Hitoshi Kiyokawa as Tera
• Kazuki Kosakai as Koide

Awards and nominations

40th Blue Ribbon Awards

• Won: Best Film
• Won: Best Director – Masato Harada
• Won: Best Newcomer – Hitomi Satō

22nd Hochi Film Award

• Won: Best Director – Masato Harada
• Won: Best Actor – Kōji Yakusho

References

External links

• Bounce Ko Gals at allcinema (in Japanese)
• Bounce Ko Gals at KINENOTE (in Japanese)