She-Beasts, Warm Bodies

"A girl's hot lips break the yakuza rules... The problem work of Mari Tanaka, who was called "Idol of the Police Department"!"

1972 1h 12m JA

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4.8

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★9.5TMDB · 2★4.8IMDB · 18

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Synopsis

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A low level wannabe yakuza is given a job of collecting drugs stolen from a doctors office. But at the collection point he meets up with the doctors daughter instead of the nurse who was being blackmailed. He falls for her and is torn between protecting her when the mob comes after her and his loyalty to the gang.

“A girl's hot lips break the yakuza rules... The problem work of Mari Tanaka, who was called "Idol of the Police Department"!”

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Cast

Mari Tanaka
Yumi(久保由美)
Yuri Yamashina
Masako(昌子)
Naomi Tani
Saeko - Saburô's Sister(冴子)
Shiro Hara
Saburô(三郎)
Toshihiko Oda
Kuroda
Yuki Takami
Satoko - The Nurse(里子)
Tadayuki Kitagami
Ken(ケン)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Akira Kato
Writers: Akira Nakano
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Akira Kato, shot by Kenji Hagiwara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Harumi Ibe. 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 Masanori Tsujii 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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Mari Tanaka and Yuri Yamashina and Naomi Tani carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A girl's hot lips break the yakuza rules... The problem work of Mari Tanaka, who was called "Idol of the Police Department"!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Akira Kato directs. Kenji Hagiwara behind the camera. Harumi Ibe scores. Masanori Tsujii cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
254 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Akira Kato, shot by Kenji Hagiwara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Harumi Ibe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Masanori Tsujii shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Mari Tanaka and Yuri Yamashina and Naomi Tani carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A girl's hot lips break the yakuza rules... The problem work of Mari Tanaka, who was called "Idol of the Police Department"!".
9IMDB entry: tt0257170 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.