No Longer Heroine

No Longer Heroine

2015 · 112 min · JA · 6.7 (58 votes)
Dir. Tsutomu Hanabusa · Starring Mirei Kiritani, Kento Yamazaki, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Ayano Fukuda, Miwako Wagatsuma, Maryjun Takahashi · Music Masaru Yokoyama
ComedyDramaRomance

Hatori Matsuzaki is a female high school student. She has a crush on her childhood friend Rita Terasaka and believes he will eventually choose her as her heroine, but Rita Terasaka begins dating Miho Adachi. Meanwhile, the most popular male student, Kosuke Hiromitsu takes an interest in Hatori Matsuzaki.

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This film captures the agonizing, awkward intensity of high school crushes and love triangles. It's a cringey, yet sweet, dive into jealousy and heartbreak, with moments that feel painfully real and relatable.

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