Having a long shot of Kyouya explain his feelings to Erika in what should be an emotionally impacful scene suddenly made things feel anti-climactic. The shots do help in appreciating the landscape and scenery but beyond that there isn’t much use for them, especially not for how it was used to conclude the film. Such is the case for supporting characters in films like these sometimes but given his role in the major plot of the film, the character of Nozomi does fall flat.Īlso disappointing is the film’s cinematography which includes many long and wide shots. While his role was understandable, to be an obstacle in Kyouya and Erika’s “relationship”, his role was loose and his character was paper-thin. Other minor characters’ roles in this film did have add a nice balance but their inclusion at various points in the film also feel random, such as the appearance of Nozomi Kamiya ( Nobuyuki Kamiya). It is a shame though that there wasn’t any individual development of Erika and Kyouya’s characters, just for the audience to be able to warm easier to the idea of their relationship. Kento Yamazaki and Fumi Nikaido are capable and do pretty well as the film’s leads both together on-screen and individually. Not having enough time can become an issue for live-action films that wish to pay homage to the manga or anime series it is based and unfortunately for Wolf Girl & Black Prince, it does feel rushed as a standalone movie. Several plots introduced in the film do feel underdeveloped however, especially when you consider that these points are all jammed into a 90 minute film. With its cliché storyline, Wolf Girl and Black Prince caters well to those that enjoy a straight-forward high school romance. Kyouya agrees only with the catch that she become his “dog”. Erika explains the situation to Kyouya and asks if he could pretend to be her boyfriend to keep up with her lie. Erika’s lie gets a little more complicated when one of her friends recognises the boy to be Kyouya Sata ( Kento Yamazaki) who attends the same school as them. To prove her story to her doubting friends, she takes a picture of a cute boy on the street and shows them the next day. In trying to fit in with her group of friends during her first year of high school, Erika Shinohara ( Fumi Nikaido) makes up a story about having her own boyfriend. It’s a generic storyline but it does essentially sum up Wolf Girl & Black Prince, directed by Ryuichi Hiroki and based on the popular shōjo manga series “ Okami Shojo to Kuro Oji” by Ayuko Hatta. A sweet, slightly naive and unpopular girl falls for the cold-hearted popular boy a boy who is a complete jerk to the girl.
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