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Shoujyo: An Adolescent (2001)

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Average Rating: 6.2/10
Reviews Counted: 8
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Critic Reviews: 5
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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 hanging out at a bar, he is approached by a 15-year-old enjo kosai named Yoko, offering a round of illicit sex in exchange for cash. Though he demurs, their paths cross again and soon a relationship of

Unrated, 2 hr. 12 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Directed By: Eiji Okuda

In Theaters: Sep 9, 2005 Wide

On DVD: Sep 26, 2006

Indican Pictures

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Critic Reviews for Shoujyo: An Adolescent

All Critics (8) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (4)

Decidedly uneven yet intriguing.

November 10, 2005 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

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A dirty old man's delight.

September 30, 2005 Comment

V.A. Musetto

New York Post

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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.

September 30, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Dana Stevens

New York Times

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

September 27, 2005 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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G. Allen Johnson

San Francisco Chronicle

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

September 27, 2005 Full Review Source: Village Voice

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Drew Tillman

Village Voice

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To confuse this with a touching May-December romance like Lost in Translation could bring a very early end to date night.

September 21, 2006 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

The film is perhaps best thought of as part cultural curiosity, part obscurantist's delight.

November 10, 2005 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly

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Mark Olsen

L.A. Weekly

You could be forgiven for missing the thematic underpinnings amidst the long, fetishized sex scenes.

September 30, 2005 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Maitland McDonagh

TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Pretty much a Japanese take on the story, Lolita, with a few extra twists. It did a fine job in telling the story it wanted to. Nothing spectacular tho.

October 26, 2008