Movie
Off-Balance
Released: January 1, 2000 (2000)
Runtime: 95 minutes
13-year old Chiaki Matsumoto enters middle school with two rules for herself: 1. Always stay cool and 2. Don’t make friends. Having suffered bullying in elementary school, Chiaki chooses a path of isolation, building emotional walls and deciding to live a tough, solitary life. One day, by chance, she meets Kiki, a flamboyant and mysterious individual who transcends age and gender. As Chiaki begins to interact with Kiki, she slowly opens her heart, learning to trust again.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Masayo Umezawa as Mizue's Mother
Age at release: 46
- Fumiyo Kohinata as Kiku-chan
Age at release: 45
- Noriko Hayami as Masayoshi's Wife
Age at release: 40
- Yuichi Haba as Masayoshi
Age at release: 38
- Ryushi Mizukami as Video Store Guy
Age at release: 35
- Kumiko Tsuchiya as Homeroom Teacher
Age at release: 30
- Shuji Kashiwabara as Heath
Age at release: 21
- Megumi Hatachiya as Chiaki
Age at release: Unknown
- Yu Hatano as Mizue
Age at release: Unknown
- Tomato Akai as Yuri-chan
Age at release: Unknown
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- Mieko Harada as Chiaki's Mother
Age at release: 41
Age at release: Unknown
- Yuki Itoh as Minamoto
Age at release: Unknown