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Deborah, the Rival (1997)
Directed by Masako Matsuura
Comedy, Romance · 1h 34m
A college girl, Asayo, falls for the star of her school’s football team, Igarashi. Her main rival in winning him is Deborah, a flamboyant drag-performing football player (okama) who shares her dorm. Despite their rivalry, Asayo and Deborah become friends, and he helps her pursue Igarashi. Complications arise when Asayo realizes Deborah secretly loves Igarashi. His feelings are eventually revealed, but Igarashi does not reciprocate. In the end, Asayo, Igarashi, and Deborah navigate romance, rivalry, and dorm life together, with friendships and loyalties intact.
Cast
Hinano Yoshikawa
Shosuke Tanihara
Shunsuke Matsuoka
Tomoe Shinohara
Crew
- Director
- Masako Matsuura
- Screenplay
- Kazuhiko Ban
Details
- Original title
- デボラがライバル
- Release date
- 1997-08-09
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan