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 Yūjin 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
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External links
Bounce Ko Gals at allcinema (in Japanese) Bounce Ko Gals at KINENOTE (in Japanese)