Off-Balance
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.
- Year: 2000
- Country: Japan
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- Studio: Media Box Corporation, Sundance Company, JVC
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- Director: Shin Togashi
- Cast: Megumi Hatachiya, Fumiyo Kohinata, Yu Hatano, Shuji Kashiwabara, Tomato Akai, Kumiko Tsuchiya