High school girls + mahjong = surprisingly intense emotional warfare in pleated skirts.
Sequel movie to the live-action Saki TV series.
Acting
Cast nails anime-to-live-action intensity without cringe.
Direction
Onuma makes tile-slapping genuinely cinematic.
Costume
School uniform color coding = instant character recognition.
Director
Yûichi Onuma
Yuri Tsunematsu
Mikuru Matsu
Riko Nakayama
Arata Sagimori
Hiyori Sakurada
Shizuno Takakomo
Momoka Ito
Ako Atarashi
Yuka Ogura
Ryuka Shimizudani
Yuuka Yano
Kirame Hanada
Sae Okazaki
Himeko Tsuruta
Riho Takada
Mairu Shirozu
RaMu
Takami Shibuya
Mikoto Hibi
Sumire Hirose
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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