

Stratosphere Girl
2004-09-09 · 90 min · ★ 5.5
Angela is a French art student living in Germany who loves to draw comics and creates elaborate tales drawn in a soft and romantic style. One night, Angela meets Yamamoto, a club DJ from Japan, who invites her to come to Tokyo with him. Infatuated with Yamamoto, Angela impulsively agrees, and is soon sharing an apartment with a handful of Western expatriates who work at a nightclub where Japanese businessmen drink, sing karaoke, and date the "hostesses" for a fee.
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- Directors
- Matthias X. Oberg
- Production companies
- Pandora Film, Palomar, Clubdeal, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, Paradis Films, Motel Films, WDR, SF DRS/ SRG SSR idée suisse, Eurospace
- Countries
- Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Chloé WinkelAngela
Tara EldersPolly
Filip PeetersKruilman
Burt KwoukPapa-San
Tuva NovotnyMonika
Rebecca PalmerRachel
Togo IgawaOshima
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