The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl
2017 · Movie · PG-13 · 93 min · ★ 7.5 · 78% critics
A group of university students heads out for a night on the town, where a sophomore with black hair is pulled into surreal, dreamlike nightlife encounters. While she’s focused on the strange moments around her, a senior keeps finding increasingly far-fetched ways to cross her path in hopes of winning her heart.
Based on The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
Also known as The Maiden Galaxy
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Details
- Original title
- 夜は短し歩けよ乙女
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-04-07
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (252 votes)
- Box office
- $3,400,000
About
If you want a fast, wildly imaginative night out with surreal encounters and plenty of heart, you’ll likely enjoy this; Not for you if you prefer straightforward storytelling or slower, grounded dramas like The Tatami Galaxy.
Pros: trippy nightlife energy; heartfelt romance; lots of laughs | Cons: can feel confusing; fast-paced at times; dense surreal moments
Themes
- based on novel or book
- theater play
- kyoto, japan
- anime
- binge drinking
- book fair
- night festival
Cast & crew
Gen Hoshino
as Senpai (voice)
Kana Hanazawa
as The Girl with Black Hair (voice)
Ami Koshimizu
as Naoko (voice)
Aoi Yuuki
as Princess Daruma (voice)
Hiroshi Kamiya
as Director of School Festival Operations (voice)
Chikara Honda
as Bookstore Shopkeeper Gabi (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino
as God of the Old Books Market (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
as Nise-Jōgasaki (voice)
Kazuhiro Yamaji
as Todo (voice)
Kazuya Nakai
as Seitarō Higuchi (voice)
Directed by Masaaki Yuasa