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AKKO-CHAN: THE MOVIE
Feature Films
Running time
120 min
Screen Size
1:2.35
Japanese Theatrical Release
September 1st, 2012
Cast
Haruka Ayase, Masaki Okada
Staff
Director: Yasuhiro Kawamura
Original Comic: Fujio Akatsuka (Fujio Productions)
Screenplay: Masatoshi Yamaguchi, Mika Omori, Masahiro Fukuma
Music: Koji Endo

The compact can "transform you into anything you want to be."
Just say secret magic words...

Introduction :
Akko-chan is a comic by Fujio Akatsuka that was broadcast as an animated TV series 3 times and created a great sensation in Japanin the past. It will appear on the silver screen as a brand-new original story!

Haruka Ayase stars as Akko in this first live-action adaptation of the comic. Chanting the famous magic words "Tekumakumayakon," she transforms into many different professions such as a figure skater, flight attendant, motorbike racer, office worker, nurse, etc., displaying a myriad of pop and cute fashion on the silver screen. And Masaki Okada plays her very first love!

Story :
Akko is a 10-year-old girl in elementary school. One day, a spirit of mirrors appears before her and gives her a magical compact. Akko uses it to become a 22-year-old, and has a blast wearing the makeup that she adores and fashionable outfits galore. And if that weren't enough to make her wish she were really grown up, she even meets the man of her dreams!

Her crush is an elite manager at a famous cosmetics company. But his company faces a corporate buyout and is about to be taken over. As he strives to turn his company around by developing an innovative new product, Akko comes up with totally unexpected ideas to take on the crisis. Will she be able to save the man she loves? And what will happen to their relationship?