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11 July 1998 (Japan) morePlot:
Mai and her friends have an inseparable bond since childhood. But as of late, their friendship is questioned... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Miike Takashi Surprises With This Teen Idol Drama moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Hiroko Shimabukuro | ... | Mai Hitomi & Ai |
| Eriko Imai | ... | Yôko |
| Takako Uehara | ... | Rika |
| Hitoe Arakaki | ... | Nao |
| Kenji Harada | ... | Yuu |
| Ryô Karato | ... | Satoshi Takanaka |
| Christopher Doyle | ... | Sakkaa / Soccer |
| Tomorowo Taguchi | ... | Gôda |
| Issa Hentona | ... | Tooru |
| Shinobu Miyara | ... | Hiroyuki |
| Yukinari Tamaki | ... | Kazuma |
| Ken Okumoto | ... | Daiki |
| Kensuke Toida | ... | Bodyguard 1 |
| Masataka Haji | ... | Bodyguard 2 |
| Naoyuki Yokoyama | ... | Bodyguard 3 |
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Who would have thought that the man behind such over-the-top gorefest movies like "Gozu", "Audition", "Ichi The Killer" and "Dead or Alive" would be capable of doing a mainstream, teen romance drama like "Andromedia". "Andromedia" certainly showcases a more different side of the director. While "Andromedia" is not Miike's best work, it sure is his most conventional by far. The Okinawan J-Pop Idol Group "Speed" (Hiroko, Eriko, Takako and Hitoe) put in some good performances and demonstrate that they are far better actresses than singers. The SFX are impressive, especially the Computer Animation and CGI work. While the story is basically your standard `Ghost' variant (in this case in reverse with the girl coming back as a Computer Hologram/CGI Character), it still succeeds in touching all the right emotional buttons. The movie is marred however by the shameless cameos of boy band "Da-Pump" (Shinobu, Issa, Ken and Yukinari) and frequent HK Film foreign actor Christopher Doyle who put in incredibly bad performances. The movie is reminiscent of the 80's Kadokawa movies featuring then idols such as Yakushimaru Hiroko and Harada Tomoyo. This was definitely a nice and pleasant surprise.