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Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy

Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy

Drama · Romance · 2019

A quiet teen's life is shaken up when she's forced to be her arrogant neighbor's slave. He loves her, but they both have a lot to learn about trust.

Movie details

Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy

2019 Drama · Romance 1h 59m

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5.9 / 10

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A quiet teen's life is shaken up when she's forced to be her arrogant neighbor's slave. He loves her, but they both have a lot to learn about trust.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Yuki Yamato

Written by

Yuki Yamato · Miki Aihara

Miona Hori

Miona Hori

Hatsumi Narita

Hiroya Shimizu

Hiroya Shimizu

Ryoki Tachibana

Mizuki Itagaki

Mizuki Itagaki

Azusa Odagiri

Shotaro Mamiya

Shotaro Mamiya

Shinogu Narita

Hiyori Sakurada

Hiyori Sakurada

Akane Narita

Kaisei Kamimura

Kaisei Kamimura

Subaru Yagi

Riho Yoshioka

Riho Yoshioka

Rina Katsuragi

Court is in session

Put Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.