Be-Bop High School 2

1986 1h 35m JA

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 2

DramaActionComedy

Synopsis

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Teen thugs Hiroshi and Toru get caught in a street war when their prized school trousers are forcefully taken from them by punks from a rival school.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Toru Nakamura
Toru Nakama
Koujiro Shimizu
Hiroshi Kato
Miho Nakayama
Kyoko Izumi
Masumi Miyazaki
Junko Miharayama
Miyuki Nakano
Shoko Kisaragi
Chieko Suzuki
Mammoth Otae
Mikio Narita
Fujimoto
Yuko Asano
Kanae

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hiroyuki Nasu
Writers: Machiko Nasu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Be-Bop High School Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hiroyuki Nasu, shot by Masaru Mori. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tatsumi Yano. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Osamu Tanaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Toru Nakamura and Koujiro Shimizu and Miho Nakayama carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0222772 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Hiroyuki Nasu directs. Masaru Mori behind the camera. Tatsumi Yano scores. Osamu Tanaka cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

140 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Be-Bop High School Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Hiroyuki Nasu, shot by Masaru Mori. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Tatsumi Yano. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Osamu Tanaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Toru Nakamura and Koujiro Shimizu and Miho Nakayama carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0222772 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Masaru Mori
Original score: Tatsumi Yano
Editing: Osamu Tanaka
Stunt coordinator: Masatsugu Takase
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Be-Bop High School 2 (1986)

Part of

Be-Bop High School Collection

The story revolves around the lives of two rough-and-tumble high school friends, Kato Hiroshi and Nakama Toru, who frequently cause trouble and start fights.