Off-Balance (2000)
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 MotherRecommendations
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