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Amiko

Play trailer Amiko 2018 1h 6m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Amiko, a high school girl, adores Aomi to the point of nearly worshipping him. But one day, he runs away from home. Amiko's sometimes cynical, sometimes self-deprecating inner monologue goes off like vibrant stand-up comedy.

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Siddhant Adlakha Village Voice 07/18/2018
Shot with the manic verve of an amateur travel vlog, twenty-year-old Yoko Yamanaka's surreal debut captures the unspoken, often inarticulable facets of modern youth. Go to Full Review Clarence Tsui The Hollywood Reporter 03/19/2018
[A] sharp, succinct portrait of a confused adolescent's growing pains and suburban angst. Go to Full Review Elena Lazic Seventh Row 10/08/2018
Amiko's nonlinear association of thoughts and ideas, sign of a lively mind, determine the film's structure and its form... The film itself does not let its low budget stand in the way of visually daring and imaginative shots and sequences. Go to Full Review Shelagh Rowan-Legg ScreenAnarchy 07/31/2018
With the actions of its characters becoming both increasingly dangerous, and all too believable, Amiko is another strange yet poignant look at the complications of youth. Go to Full Review Rebecca Pahle Film Journal International 07/24/2018
An uncompromising, original coming-of-age film. Go to Full Review Sarah Boslaugh TheArtsStl 07/22/2018
6/10
Amiko mixes up a lot of different filmmaking styles, mirroring the disordered and ever-changing emotional world of the central character. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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10/12/2018 A good movie, i really liked the young and dynamic editing. See more Read all reviews
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Yoko Yamanaka

Director

Hiroto Oshita

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Aira Sunohara

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Movie Info

Synopsis Amiko, a high school girl, adores Aomi to the point of nearly worshipping him. But one day, he runs away from home. Amiko's sometimes cynical, sometimes self-deprecating inner monologue goes off like vibrant stand-up comedy.
Director
Yoko Yamanaka
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 6m