Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
Seen it?2017 | 93 min | Comedy, Romance, Animation, Fantasy
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (90% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office flop and little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics, anyone who wants a laugh and fantasy fans. If you loved Shakespeare in Love, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
As a group of university students go out for a night on the town, a sophomore known only as "The Girl with Black Hair" experiences a series of surreal encounters with the local nightlife – all the while unaware of the romantic longings of "Senpai", a senior student who has been creating increasingly fantastic and contrived reasons to run into her in an effort to win her heart.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
90% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$4 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 32K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Masaaki Yuasa
- Gen HoshinoSenpai (voice)
- Kana HanazawaThe Girl with Black Hair (voice)
- Ami KoshimizuNaoko (voice)
- Aoi YukiPrincess Daruma (voice)
- Hiroshi KamiyaDirector of School Festival Operations (voice)
- Chikara HondaBookstore Shopkeeper Gabi (voice)
- Hiroyuki YoshinoGod of the Old Books Market (voice)
- Junichi SuwabeNise-Jōgasaki (voice)
- Kazuhiro YamajiTodo (voice)
- Kazuya NakaiSeitarō Higuchi (voice)