Shoujyo: An Adolescent

Shoujyo: An Adolescent (2001)

  • 50% of critics liked it
    (8 reviews)

  • 68% of users liked it
    (86 ratings)

Noted character actor Eiji Okuda makes his directorial debut with this Lolita-esque romantic drama adapted from a book by Mikihiko Renjyo. Tomokawa (Okuda) is a tough guy turned bored cop who spends much of his time sating lonely housewives and looking after retarded teen Sukemasa. One day while… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
In Theaters
Sep 9, 2005 Wide
On DVD
Sep 26, 2006
Indican Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

    Decidedly uneven yet intriguing.

  • V.A. Musetto, New York Post

    A dirty old man's delight.

  • Dana Stevens, New York Times

    Shoujyo: An Adolescent seems to be several movies at once: a hard-boiled detective story, a Lolita-style intergenerational romance and a family psychodrama complete with pat Freudian flashbacks.

  • G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle

    Director and star Eiji Okuda has created almost a gentle story, with definite humanity behind its intent.

  • Drew Tillman, Village Voice

    Although the movie drags, Okuda (who also directed) makes for a gloriously bad lieutenant, while Ozawa is enjoyably discomfiting in her unblushing carnality.

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