Ride or Die (2021 film)

Ride or Die (彼女, Kanojo) is a 2021 Japanese psychological thriller romance film written by Nami Sakkawa and directed by Ryuichi Hiroki, starring Kiko Mizuhara and Honami Sato. The film is based on Ching Nakamura's manga series Gunjō and was released by Netflix on April 15, 2021.

Ride or Die
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Directed by	Ryuichi Hiroki
Screenplay by	Nami Sakkawa
Based on	Gunjō by Ching Nakamura
Starring	Kiko Mizuhara Honami Sato Yoko Maki Shunsuke Tanaka Anne Suzuki Shinya Niiro Tetsushi Tanaka Setsuko Karasuma
Music by	Haruomi Hosono
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	April 15, 2021 (2021-04-15)
Running time	142 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Synopsis

Rei is a lesbian in her late 20s who abandons her longtime partner and career as a plastic surgeon upon learning that her former classmate and teenage crush Nanae is suffering brutal domestic violence from her husband. Rei kills him to show her love for Nanae.^[1] Nanae is filled with disgust and fear about the murder, but Rei accepts the results of her decision with the sole purpose of saving Nanae. While turning to each other for love, Rei and Nanae find themselves struggling with incompatible emotions.^[2][3][4]

Cast

• Kiko Mizuhara as Rei Nagasawa
  • Sara Minami as young Rei
• Honami Sato as Nanae Shinoda
• Yōko Maki as Mika Oe
• Shunsuke Tanaka as Masato Nagasawa
• Anne Suzuki as Yu Nagasawa
• Shinya Niiro as Kotaro Shinoda
• Tetsushi Tanaka as Yoshio Akiba
• Setsuko Karasuma as Ichiko Oe

Production

Development

In October 2020, it was announced that Netflix is developing a live-action film adaptation of the manga, under the title Ride or Die (Kanojo (彼女, "Her" or "Girlfriend") in Japanese) that will premiere worldwide simultaneously spring 2021.^[5][6]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 69% of 16 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.80/10. ^[7] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 64 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.^[8]

References

1. "'Ride or Die' Summary & Ending, Explained - Swings Like A Pendulum | DMT". Digital Mafia Talkies. April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
2. Keiko Nakajima (October 25, 2020). "NETFLIX ANNOUNCES PRODUCTION OF RIDE OR DIE STARRING KIKO MIZUHARA AND HONAMI SATO, DIRECTED BY RYUICHI HIROKI, THEME SONG: HARUOMI HOSONO". Netflix Media Center. Netflix. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
3. Winkelman, Natalia (April 15, 2021). "Ride or Die Killing For Love". New York Times.
4. "Stars of Netflix's lesbian thriller 'Ride or Die' on their on- and off-screen connection". NBC News. April 16, 2021.
5. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 28, 2020). "Ching Nakamura's Gunjō Manga Gets Netflix Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
6. Komatsu, Mikikazu (October 26, 2020). "Ching Nakamura's Drama Manga Gunjo Gets Live-action Adaptation on Netflix in Spring 2021". Crunchyroll. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
7. "Ride or Die (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
8. "Ride or Die Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved June 6, 2023.

External links

• Ride or Die on Netflix
• Ride or Die at IMDb