Off-Balance (2000)

7.0/10 • 95 min •

Overview

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.

Cast

Megumi Hatachiya

Chiaki

Fumiyo Kohinata

Kiku-chan

Shuji Kashiwabara

Heath

Kumiko Tsuchiya

Homeroom Teacher

Ryushi Mizukami

Video Store Guy

Masayo Umezawa

Mizue's Mother

Noriko Hayami

Masayoshi's Wife

Yuichi Haba

Masayoshi

Mieko Harada

Chiaki's Mother

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