Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- gentle
- witty
- sincere
- weekend viewing
- family movie night
What critics said
The available aggregate reception is modestly positive, with the film’s youthful perspective and socially relevant premise providing its main appeal.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Yuishi launches a climate protest partly to get closer to Kokoa, blending civic engagement with the emotional logic of a school crush.
The central premise connects Yuishi’s attempt to approach Kokoa with his decision to organize a climate protest.
Yuishi recruits Kokoa and troublemaker Haruto from among his classmates to participate in a protest.
Films like How Dare You?, and why
Linda Linda Linda
Shares a Japanese school setting, youthful ensemble, earnest coming-of-age perspective, and music-inflected peer solidarity.
Our Little Sister
Shares child-led social observation, gentle humor, emotional realism, and a focus on friendship within an ordinary community.
The Kings of Summer
Shares adolescent friendship, rebellious group energy, and a warm comedy-drama approach to young people challenging adult expectations.
Movie Details
- Director
- Mipo O
- Release Date
- 2025-09-05
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (5)
Cast
- Tetta Shimada
- Ruri
- Youta Mimoto
- Yu Aoi
- Kumi Takiuchi
- Shunsuke Kazama
- Yusuke Shoji
Common questions
- What is How Dare You? about?
- An ordinary Japanese schoolboy turns a crush into a climate protest, recruiting a classmate and a troublemaker for an unexpectedly earnest act of youthful defiance.
- What is How Dare You? like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of How Dare You? as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is How Dare You? violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in How Dare You?.
- What did critics think of How Dare You??
- The available aggregate reception is modestly positive, with the film’s youthful perspective and socially relevant premise providing its main appeal.
- Which films are like How Dare You??
- Films with a similar feel include Linda Linda Linda, Our Little Sister, and The Kings of Summer.
- How long is How Dare You??
- How Dare You? runs 96 minutes.
