Off-Balance

Synopsis

13-year old Chiaki Matsumoto enters middle school with two rules for herself: 1. Always stay cool and 2. Don’t make friends. Having suffered bullying in elementary school, Chiaki chooses a path of isolation, building emotional walls and deciding to live a tough, solitary life. One day, by chance, she meets Kiki, a flamboyant and mysterious individual who transcends age and gender. As Chiaki begins to interact with Kiki, she slowly opens her heart, learning to trust again.

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Key crew

• Shiori KazamaScreenplay
• Shin TogashiDirector

Cast

• Megumi HatachiyaChiaki
• Fumiyo KohinataKiku-chan
• Yu HatanoMizue
• Shuji KashiwabaraHeath
• Tomato AkaiYuri-chan
• Kumiko TsuchiyaHomeroom Teacher
• Ryushi MizukamiVideo Store Guy
• Masayo UmezawaMizue's Mother
• Noriko HayamiMasayoshi's Wife
• Yuichi HabaMasayoshi
• Mieko HaradaChiaki's Mother
• Ayano OkudaCast

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