Synopsis
As a group of university students go out for a night on the town, a sophomore known only as "The Girl with Black Hair" experiences a series of surreal encounters with the local nightlife – all the while unaware of the romantic longings of "Senpai", a senior student who has been creating increasingly fantastic and contrived reasons to run into her in an effort to win her heart.
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Cast
- Gen HoshinoSenpai (voice)
- Kana HanazawaThe Girl with Black Hair (voice)
- Ami KoshimizuNaoko (voice)
- Aoi YukiPrincess Daruma (voice)
- Hiroshi KamiyaDirector of School Festival Operations (voice)
- Chikara HondaBookstore Shopkeeper Gabi (voice)
- Hiroyuki YoshinoGod of the Old Books Market (voice)
- Junichi SuwabeNise-Jōgasaki (voice)
- Kazuhiro YamajiTodo (voice)
- Kazuya NakaiSeitarō Higuchi (voice)
Recommendations
- 80
Paste Magazine
Yuasa doesn’t care much for substance, so beyond the film’s surface charms there’s not much to hang onto. But those surface charms are substance enough. Colorful, madcap, and surprisingly sweet, The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl is the best nocturnal romp you never had, and a dizzying reignition of rom-com formula. - 70
Screen Daily
Winning and confusing in equal measure, this Japanese animated feature is likely to attract devout admirers but also baffle a significant number of viewers. - 70
Los Angeles Times
The film is alternately intriguing and frustrating. The visuals are often strikingly handsome and oddly funny. But the movements are stiff, the characters chatter endlessly, and the unnecessary songs bring the plot to a grinding halt. - 70
Film Threat
Almost emblematic of the nonsense and insanity that pervades university campus life, Night Is Short, Walk On Girl is a fun and entertaining ride, though its dissatisfying conclusion and weak ability to transition between ideas may leave audiences feeling a little underwhelmed. - 67
Austin Chronicle
Night Is Short doesn't make a lot of sense, but then it's not supposed to. It's a series of crazy scenes with a daffy logic all to itself, and it is endlessly and effortlessly charming. - 60
The Guardian
It is romantic and hallucinogenic, with an edge of softcore erotic sleaze. - 60
Total Film
The farce is infectiously fun and visually joyous.
