Ride or Die (彼女, Kanojo) is a Japanese romancedrama 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.
Rei is a lesbian in her late 20s who, upon learning that her former classmate Nanae is suffering brutal domestic violence from her husband, decides to kill 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]
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, 71% of 14 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
^"'Ride or Die' Summary & Ending, Explained - Swings Like A Pendulum | DMT". Digital Mafia Talkies. April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
^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.
^Winkelman, Natalia (April 15, 2021). "Ride or Die Killing For Love". New York Times.
^"Stars of Netflix's lesbian thriller 'Ride or Die' on their on- and off-screen connection". NBC News.
^Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 28, 2020). "Ching Nakamura's Gunjō Manga Gets Netflix Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^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.
ride, 2021, film, ride, 彼女, kanojo, japanese, romance, drama, film, written, nami, sakkawa, directed, ryuichi, hiroki, starring, kiko, mizuhara, honami, sato, film, based, ching, nakamura, manga, series, gunjō, released, netflix, april, 2021, ride, dienetflix,. Ride or Die 彼女 Kanojo is a Japanese romance drama 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 DieNetflix posterDirected byRyuichi HirokiScreenplay byNami SakkawaBased onGunjōby Ching NakamuraStarringKiko Mizuhara Honami Sato Yoko Maki Shunsuke Tanaka Anne Suzuki Shinya Niiro Tetsushi Tanaka Setsuko KarasumaMusic byHaruomi HosonoDistributed byNetflixRelease dateApril 15 2021 2021 04 15 Running time142 minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapanese Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Development 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksSynopsis EditRei is a lesbian in her late 20s who upon learning that her former classmate Nanae is suffering brutal domestic violence from her husband decides to kill 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 EditKiko 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 OeProduction EditDevelopment Edit 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 EditOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes 71 of 14 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 Edit Ride or Die Summary amp Ending Explained Swings Like A Pendulum DMT Digital Mafia Talkies April 19 2021 Retrieved April 19 2021 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 Winkelman Natalia April 15 2021 Ride or Die Killing For Love New York Times Stars of Netflix s lesbian thriller Ride or Die on their on and off screen connection NBC News Hodgkins Crystalyn October 28 2020 Ching Nakamura s Gunjō Manga Gets Netflix Film Anime News Network Retrieved February 1 2021 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 Ride or Die 2021 Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media Retrieved July 29 2021 Ride or Die Reviews Metacritic Fandom Inc Retrieved July 29 2021 External links EditRide or Die on Netflix Ride or Die at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ride or Die 2021 film amp oldid 1113056827, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
