# An Adolescent (2001)

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**Original title**: *少女*
**Runtime**: 132 min
**Genres**: Drama, Romance
**Directed by**: Eiji Okuda
**Written by**: Izuru Narushima, Mikihiko Renjo, Katsuhiko Manabe
**Starring**: Eiji Okuda, Mayu Ozawa, Akira Shoji, Mari Natsuki, Hideo Murota, Katsuhiko Hibino

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Even the laziest cop could trade bike rides for something more interesting. Tomokawa’s idle routine flips when Yoko wanders into view, shaking his indifference to dust. The city shrinks to background noise around their unease.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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