Tokyo Teenies

Japanese teens face immense academic pressures at school, often attending cram schools outside regular classes to ease this strain. Yet despite all this pressure and strain, Japanese teen films show just how much fun can be had from biker gangs, lolita fashion and country life! These hilarious films give Japanese youth some relief!

Pretty Tokyo teenager Hiromi and her friends navigate their high-school clique with rivalries, clothes and boyfriends just like any other group; yet beneath this girlish banter lies an unspeakable darkness of drugs and sexual exploitation.

Christine Mari Inzer was born and raised in Japan, before migrating to the US at sixteen. This film chronicles her journey back home through drawings and diary entries she kept as she explored it for herself – providing both nostalgic and heartbreaking glimpses into adolescence!

Story: A teenage girl desperately longs to make friends in her class; when she meets an attractive teacher, however, she finds herself torn between wanting him as a potential romantic interest and her fantasies of torturous leads found in psychological thrillers.

Shot across various locations such as an old-fashioned ryokan in Kyoto, Shibuya built on landfill, and her grandparent’s village matsuri, this film offers an amusing but insightful portrait of modern Japanese life. While its director does not shy away from confronting her experiences head on, her engaging approach coupled with its use of everyday locations and conversational style gives a comprehensive representation of teenage life in Japan.