Ambitious yakuza Kenji befriends harmonica-playing bartender Chuji, who moonlights as a part-time drug-dealer for the opposing gang. Their friendship is threatened by Kenji's plans for advancement, as well as by his bodyguard's growing...
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Cast
| Hiroyuki Ikeuchi | ... |
Chûji Yonashiro
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| Seiichi Tanabe | ... |
Kenji Shindô
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Saori Sekino | ... |
Tokiko
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Mickey Curtis |
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Daisuke Iijima | ... |
Yûkichi Hanamura
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Akira Ishige |
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Yôzaburô Itô | ... |
Talent Scout Sugiyama
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Huntley Nicholas | ... |
Chûji's Black Father
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Atsushi Okuno |
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Bob Suzuki |
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Tatsuo Yamada |
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Directed by
| Takashi Miike | ||
Written by
| Toshihiko Matsuo | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Toshiyuki Morioka | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Yasuhiko Higashi | ... | producer |
| Toshihiko Matsuo | ... | executive producer |
| Naoya Narita | ... | producer |
| Youichiro Onishi | ... | producer |
| Shun Shimizu | ... | producer |
Music by
| Atsushi Okuno | ||
Cinematography by
| Hideo Yamamoto | ||
Editing by
| Yasushi Shimamura | ||
Production Design by
| Akira Ishige | ||
Art Direction by
| Akira Ishige | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Bunmei Katô | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Yukiya Sato | ... | sound (as Yukiya Satô) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Bonobo Co. (1998) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Panorama Communications K.K. (1998) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Asian Film Network (Germany) (DVD)
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Ambitious yakuza Kenji befriends harmonica-playing bartender Chuji, who moonlights as a part-time drug-dealer for the opposing gang. Their friendship is threatened by Kenji's plans for advancement, as well as by his bodyguard's growing jealousy of Chuji. Written by sienel |
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