Lady Kamakura: Cherry Boy Club

1975 1h 9m JA

🤯

9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Junko Miyashita
Satoko Nonomiya
Hōsei Komatsu
Toki
Noriko Chizuki
Tatsuya Hamaguchi
Junichi Nonomiya
Hidetoshi Kageyama
Kodaira
Yuki Minami
Nana Aoki
Morihei Murakuni
Monk Kippo
Katsuhisa Shinoda
Mugihira Sano

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Isao Hayashi
Writers: Shoko Shikamizu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

RUNTIME

Did you know

Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

ERA

Did you know

51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

RUNTIME

Did you know

Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Isao Hayashi, shot by Toshiro Yamazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Junko Miyashita and Hōsei Komatsu and Noriko Chizuki carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt0286745 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Isao Hayashi directs. Toshiro Yamazaki behind the camera. Koichi Sakata scores. Shinya Inoue cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
251 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Isao Hayashi, shot by Toshiro Yamazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Koichi Sakata. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Shinya Inoue shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Junko Miyashita and Hōsei Komatsu and Noriko Chizuki carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0286745 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.