Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship

Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship (すーちゃん まいちゃん さわ子さん, Sū-chan Mai-chan Sawako-san) is a 2012 Japanese drama film directed by Osamu Minorikawa and based on the manga series Su-chan by Miri Masuda. It premiered at the 25th Tokyo International Film Festival on October 24, 2012 and was released in Japan on March 2, 2013.[1]

Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship
Film poster
Directed byOsamu Minorikawa
Written bySachiko Tanaka
Based onSu-chan
by Miri Masuda
Produced byYoshitaka Takeda
Kasumi Yao
CinematographyGen Kobayashi
Edited byHidemi Ri
Music byShin Kono
Kasarinchu
Release dates
  • October 24, 2012 (2012-10-24) (TIFF)
  • March 2, 2013 (2013-03-02) (Japan)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Cast

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Reception

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Critical response

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On Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave the film a 6 out of 10, calling it "a mature chick-flick with a fine array of actresses but rather over-slack pacing."[1]

Accolades

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Award Date Category Recipients and
nominees
Result
Kinema Junpo Awards 2014[2] Best Actress Yōko Maki Won

References

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  1. ^ a b Derek Elley (February 21, 2013). "Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship". Film Business Asia. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  2. ^ Kevin Ma (January 9, 2014). "Pecoross tops Kinema Junpo list". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on June 13, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
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