Bounce Ko Gals

Bounce Ko Gals (バウンス ko GALS, Baunsu ko gyaru) is a 1997 Japanese crime drama film written and directed by Masato Harada.^[1][2] Its alternative English-language titles are Call Girls and Leaving.

Bounce Ko Gals
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Masato Harada
Written by	Masato Harada
Produced by	Masakatsu Suzuki
Starring	Kōji Yakusho Yasue Sato Hitomi Satō Yukiko Okamoto Kaori Momoi Jun Murakami Shin Yazawa Hitomi Miwa
Cinematography	Yoshitaka Sakamoto
Edited by	Hirohide Abe
Music by	Masahiro Kawasaki
Production companies	Panasonic Digital Contents Teichiku TV Tokyo Horipro Shochiku
Distributed by	Shochiku-Fuji Company
Release date	October 18, 1997 (1997-10-18) (Japan)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Filmed in somewhat of a documentary style,^[3] it follows the course of three girls for a day and a night in the popular district of Shibuya in Tokyo.

The main characters are: Jonko (Hitomi Satō), who runs a group of high-school girls involved in paid dating (in Japanese, Enjo kōsai); Raku (Yasue Sato), a high-schooler and street dancer; and Lisa (Yukiko Okamoto), a student who worked for a year, saving enough money to buy a plane ticket and travel to study in New York City.

Cast

• Hitomi Satō as Jonko
• Yasue Sato as Raku-chan
• Yukiko Okamoto as Risa
• Kōji Yakusho as Ōshima
• Jun Murakami as Sap
• Shin Yazawa as Maru
• Kaori Momoi as Saki
• Maori as Kuji
• Kaitō Ren as Shingo
• Yūjin Harada as Moro
• Hiroshige Ikeda as Neon
• Hitoshi Kiyokawa as Tera
• Kazuki Kosakai as Koide

Awards and nominations

40th Blue Ribbon Awards^[4]

• Won: Best Film
• Won: Best Director – Masato Harada
• Won: Best Newcomer – Hitomi Satō

22nd Hochi Film Award^[5]

• Won: Best Director – Masato Harada
• Won: Best Actor – Kōji Yakusho