Story of movie Sailor Suit And Machine Gun Film : Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (????????? S?r?-fuku to kikanj?) is a 1981 Japanese yakuza film directed by Shinji S?mai, starring Japanese idol Hiroko Yakushimaru as the main character and based on the novel of the same name by Jir? 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.
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| Directed by | Shinji S?mai |
| Produced by | Kei Ijichi |
| Written by | Jir? Akagawa (novel) Y?z? Tanaka (writer) |
| Based on | Sailor Suit and Machine Gun by Jir? Akagawa |
| Starring | Hiroko Yakushimaru Tsunehiko Watase Akira Emoto |
| Music by | Katz Hoshi |
| Cinematography | Seiz? Sengen |
| Edited by | Akira Suzuki |
| Distributed by | Toei Company |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥2.3 billion (Japan) |
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.
Screenplay
| Character | (Japanese) | Actor | (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Izumi Hoshi | ? ? | Hiroko Yakushimaru | ??? ??? |
| Makoto Sakuma | ??? ? | Tsunehiko Watase | ?? ?? |
| Masa | ? | Masaaki Daimon | ?? ?? |
| Hiko | ?? | Shinpei Hayashiya | ?? ??? |
| Mei | ?? | Toshiya Sakai | ?? ?? |
| Tomoo | ?? | Shingo Yanagisawa | ?? ?? |
| Tetsuo | ?? | Tatsuya Oka | ? ?? |
| Sh?hei | ?? | Ken Mitsuishi | ?? ? |
| Mayumi Sandaiji | ?????? | Yuki Kazamatsuri | ?? ?? |
| Hajime Sandaiji | ??? ? | Rentar? Mikuni | ?? ??? |
| Detective Kuroki | ???? | Akira Emoto | ?? ? |
| Hamaguchi | ?? | Kazuo Kitamura | ?? ?? |
| Hagiwara | ?? | Minori Terada | ?? ? |
| Sekine | ?? | Makoto Sato | ?? ? |
| Ryuji Hoshi | ? ?? | Kamatari Fujiwara | ?? ?? |
| Dr. Oda | ???? | Hiroshi Madoka | ? ?? |
| Detective | ?? | Yosuke Saito | ?? ?? |
The theme song of the film, "Sailor Fuku to Kikanj?", 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 y?sha on 19 December 1981. Distribution income for the bill reached number one on the domestic market for the period including 1982, eventually totaling ¥2.3 billion.
Accolades
It was chosen as the 10th best film at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival.
| Award | Date | Category | Recipients and nominees |
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| Japan Academy Prize | 1982 | ??? Work | Sailor Suit and Machine Gun | Won |
| ??? Actor | Hiroko Yakushimaru | Won | ||
| 1983 | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Akira Emoto | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording | Kenichi Benitani | Won |
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