Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation
Theatrical release poster
セーラー服と機関銃　卒業
Directed by	Kōji Maeda [ja]
Screenplay by	Akira Takada
Based on	Sailor Suit and Machine Gun and Swing Girls by Jirō Akagawa and Shinobu Yaguchi
Starring	Kanna Hashimoto
Production company	Kadokawa Daiei
Release date	March 5, 2016 (2016-03-05)
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation (セーラー服と機関銃　卒業, Sērā-fuku to kikanjū Sotsugyō) is a 2016 Japanese youth drama comedy film directed by Kōji Maeda [ja], released on 5 March 2016.[1] A teaser trailer of this film was released in September 2015 and the film is a "spiritual sequel" to the 1981 film Sailor Suit and Machine Gun.[2]

Synopsis

Izumi Hoshi (Kanna Hashimoto) is senior in high school. In the past, she led a small yakuza group, but the yakuza group was disbanded after she killed her uncle's murderer. Izumi now lives an ordinary life as a high school student and works as a manager at a cafe. That situation is soon to change.

Cast

• Kanna Hashimoto as Izumi Hoshi
• Hiroki Hasegawa as Tsukinaga
• Masanobu Andō as Yasui
• Takurō Ōno as Yuji
• Shōhei Uno [ja] as Haruo
• Tetsuya Takeda as Yakuza boss Medaka

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2017	40th Japan Academy Prize	Newcomer Award	Kanna Hashimoto	Won[3]

References

1. "セーラー服と機関銃 -卒業- (2016)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
2. "1st Footage of Idol Kanna Hashimoto in Sailor Suit & Machine Gun Remake Posted". Anime News Network. September 15, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
3. 【日本アカデミー賞】『シン・ゴジラ』最優秀作品賞など最多7冠. Oricon (in Japanese). 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation at IMDb
• The Japan Times' review