"root" for her in her quest to have Shinogu as her boyfriend. She is ambitious, good-looking, and not unkind despite her pursuit of Shinogu. Shinogu calls her "Nana". Satoko Shinoda Shihoko's mother and a probation officer. She was assigned to Yuko's family, among others. She died before Akané was born. Yuko Tanizaki Shinogu's biological mother and an old friend of Shihoko. Both her parents have criminal records (her father for theft, her mother for drugs), and she routinely shoplifts. Years later she becomes an alcoholic, dates an abusive gambler, and often beats her son. Yuko's boyfriend Yuko's unnamed boyfriend has no job and amasses drastic gambling debts. When he loses, he vents his anger by beating Yuko and Shinogu. Satoru Shionoya Shihoko's first love and biological father of Shinogu. After being introduced to Yuko, he falls in love with her instead, and the two elope. Years later he leaves Yuko and Shinogu to attend university, claiming "This is not my life." Live-action film On September 24, 2018, a live-action film adaptation was announced for release in the following year. The following day, Aihara posted about the film on her blog. On December 17, Toei Company, the film's distributor, confirmed the release date as June 28, 2019. On March 14, 2019, the film's full title was revealed to be Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy. The same day, the first poster and teaser trailer were released. Cast Miona Hori as Hatsumi Narita Shotaro Mamiya as Shinogu Narita Hiyori Sakurada as Akané Narita Hiroya Shimizu as Ryōki Tachibana Mizuki Itagaki as Azusa Odagiri Riho Yoshioka as Rina Katsuragi Kaisei Kamimura as Subaru Yagi Further reading References External links Hot Gimmick at Viz Media Official live-action film website 2000 manga Manga adapted into films Romance anime and manga Shogakukan franchises Shogakukan manga Shōjo manga Viz Media manga Viz Media novels