"Drop" tells the story of a boy named Hiroshi Shinanogawa, 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 There he joins up with a delinquent gang.
Acting
Narimiya commits fully to teenage delusion with zero shame
Production
Painstaking 80s recreation down to the perm hairstyles
Writing
Shinagawa adapting his own semi-autobiographical manga
Director
Hiroshi Shinagawa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Hiroshi Shinagawa literally lived this—he dropped out of private school and based the manga on his own teenage delinquent crew. The perm is allegedly historically accurate.
Be-Bop High School was THE delinquent manga of the 80s; Hiroshi's origin story is basically 'I saw Takashi in a comic and said yes, that's who I am now.'
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