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Love & Pop poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 78.1 / 100
1998·Drama·1h 50m

LOVE & POP

“Schoolgirls by day... Call girls by night...”

Tokyo schoolgirl Hiromi and her friends engage in a practice known as enjo kosai, or "compensated dating", where older men pay young girls for dates. Hiromi plunges deeper into this world to raise money for an expensive ring.

Above the Line
Hideaki Anno·DirectorAkio Satsukawa·ScreenplayHideaki Anno·ScreenplayTakahide Shibanushi·Director of PhotographyShinkichi Mitsumune·Original Music ComposerHiroshi Okuda·Editor
Cast
Asumi Miwa·Hiromi YoshiiKirari·Chisa NodaHirono Kudo·Nao YokoiYukie Nakama·Chieko TakamoriMitsuru Hirata·KakegawaMitsuru Fukikoshi·YoshimuraMoro Morooka·YazakiToru Tezuka·UeharaIkkei Watanabe·KobayashiTadanobu Asano·Captain XX
Full Crew
(22 credits)
Directing· 6
Hideaki Anno·DirectorTsuyoshi Sugino·Assistant DirectorMasatoshi Kurakata·Assistant DirectorMakoto Kamiya·Assistant DirectorMasahiko Otsuka·Assistant DirectorMasayuki·Special Guest Director
Writing· 3
Akio Satsukawa·ScreenplayHideaki Anno·ScreenplayRyū Murakami·Novel
Camera· 1
Takahide Shibanushi·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Hiroshi Okuda·Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Shinkichi Mitsumune·Original Music ComposerShinkichi Mitsumune·Music DirectorAsumi Miwa·Theme Song PerformanceShin'ichi Itô·Sound EffectsYasuo Hashimoto·Sound小島彩·Sound Effects
Art & Design· 1
Kazumi Osaka·Decorator
Production· 4
Miyuki Nanri·ProducerToshimichi Otsuki·Executive ProducerToshiaki Kimura·ProducerKimihiko Tsurugaya·Producer
By the Numbers
78.1
OF 100
Master Score
7.4
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Love & Pop's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#ADD8E6
#FFFFFF
#000000
Mood
Youthful, Energetic
Composition
Diagonal
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features a person with dark hair, wearing a light-colored short-sleeved shirt and dark shorts, positioned diagonally across the frame. The pers”

Key Elements
Metal StructureChain Link Fence
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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