is a 1981 Japanese yakuza film directed by Shinji Sōmai, starring Japanese idol Hiroko Yakushimaru as the main character and based on the novel of the same name by Jirō Akagawa. It was released on 19 December 1981. A satirical take on yakuza films, the storyline involves a teenage delinquent schoolgirl named Izumi Hoshi who inherits her father's yakuza clan. The title is a reference to a scene where the main character shoots several rival gang members with a submachine gun, while wearing a sailor-fuku, the traditional Japanese school uniform.
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun is relatively well known in its home country, and spawned two television series based on and expanding upon its story, one in 1982, and one in 2006. Outside Japan, it is popular in some cult film circles, but has not garnered much mainstream attention. It has been released on Region 2 and Region 3 DVD, the latter being its first release that featured English subtitles. A "spiritual sequel", Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation, was released on March 5, 2016.
Cast Character(Japanese)Actor(Japanese)Izumi Hoshi星 泉Hiroko Yakushimaru薬師丸 ひろ子Makoto Sakuma佐久間 真Tsunehiko Watase渡瀬 恒彦Masa政Masaaki Daimon大門 正明HikoヒコShinpei Hayashiya林家 しん平MeiメイToshiya Sakai酒井 敏也Tomoo智生Shingo Yanagisawa柳沢 慎吾Tetsuo哲夫Tatsuya Oka岡 竜也Shūhei周平Ken Mitsuishi光石 研Mayumi Sandaiji三大寺マユミYuki Kazamatsuri風祭 ゆきHajime Sandaiji三大寺 一Rentarō Mikuni三國 連太郎Detective Kuroki黒木刑事Akira Emoto柄本 明Hamaguchi浜口Kazuo Kitamura北村 和夫Hagiwara萩原Minori Terada 寺田 農Sekine関根Makoto Sato佐藤 允Ryuji Hoshi星 流志Kamatari Fujiwara藤原 釜足Dr. Oda尾田医師Hiroshi Madoka円 広志Detective刑事斉藤 洋介
Reception The theme song of the film, "Sailor Fuku to Kikanjū", sung by the lead actress, Hiroko Yakushimaru, stayed at the 1st place of the weekly Oricon Singles Chart for five consecutive weeks, from December 21, 1981 (issue date) to January 18, 1982 (issue date).
Box office The film was released in a double bill with Moeru yūsha on 19 December 1981. Distribution income for the bill reached number one on the domestic market for the period including 1982, reaching ¥2.3 billion in distribution income, and totaling in gross revenue.
Accolades It was chosen as the 10th best film at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival. Award Date Category Recipients and nominees Result Japan Academy Prize 1982 話題賞 Work Sailor Suit and Machine Gun 話題賞 Actor Hiroko Yakushimaru 1983 Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Akira Emoto Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording Kenichi Benitani
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ja:セーラー服と機関銃#映画