Romaji: Paradaisu Kisu
Directed by: Takehiko Shinjo
Produced by: Shinzō Matsuhashi
Toshiya
Nomura
Screenplay by: Kenji Bando
Based on: Paradise Kiss by Ai Yazawa
Music by: Yoshihiro Ike
Cast:
Keiko Kitagawa as Yukari ‘Caroline’ Hayasaka
Osamu Mukai as Jouji ‘George’ Koizumi
Yusuke Yamamoto as Hiroyuki Tokumori
Shunji Igarashi as Isabella
Kento Kaku as Arashi Nagase
Aya Omasa as Miwako Sakurada
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s): June 4, 2011
Running time: 116 minutes
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Plot (asianwiki):
Yukari Hayasaka (Keiko Kitagawa) is a high school student who has become tired of her life of constant schooling. She then comes across a group of student fashion designers in need of a model for their “Paradise Kiss” clothing label. Yukari knows nothing about the fashion world and is taken back by the group’s eccentric ways, but she soon comes to admire their free thinking ways and ability to pursue their dreams with a one track mind …
I Say…
Nice ending. Although it’s a far cry from the original, it’s a such a sweet alternative.The movie version of Paradise Kiss isn’t too obscene as its original version. Less kissing, and most important of them all, no sex. (I was actually watching the movie with my 2 year old son just to keep him busy)
I am so biased writing this review because I really love YUI and the soundtrack is amazing. I like the opening song very much. 🙂 Plus, I have a really huge crush on Osamu Mukai as well. I think he and Kitagawa Keiko have that chemistry… but the latter looked really stiff as a model. But she looked good on stills!
Funnily enough I have been putting off watching this movie for ages as I was unsure what to expect because the adult scenes in the anime made me rather uncomfortable for some reason. I will definitely check it out now that you’ve given it the thumbs up 🙂
Thanks for dropping by!
It appears to be more of an adaptation. Less drama and adult content. 🙂