Drop (2009)

Profile

• Movie: Drop
• Romaji: Doropu
• Japanese: ドロップ

• Director: Hiroshi Shinagawa
• Writer: Hiroshi Shinagawa
• Producer: Taiichi Inoue
• Cinematographer: Masayuki Fujii
• Release Date: March 20, 2009
• Runtime: 122 min.
• Genre: Action / Coming of Age / Based on True Story
• Production Company: Kadokawa Pictures
• Distributor: Kadokawa Pictures
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Plot

“Drop” tells the story of a boy named Shinanogawa Hiroshi (Hiroki Narimiya) , who grew up in the 1980s. He became inspired by the Be-Bop High School manga and decided to become a delinquent. Hiroshi dropped out of a private middle school and transferred to a public school. With his hair in a very shot hairstyle dyed to red, he attracts the attention of the schools gang lead by Iguchi Tatsuya (Hiro Mizushima). After a fight with Tatsuya, Hiroshi ends up joining their delinquent gang. What follows is the story of friendship and making the right choices.