Pornostar

1998 1h 38m JA

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 35

CrimeDrama

Synopsis

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A young man decides one day to start killing yakuza. After he kills his first two he gets roped into helping a wannabe gangster and his bumbling underlings to perform a hit. While things work out in the beginning, this young psychopath quickly becomes more trouble than the gang expected. Will they be able to rid themselves of him, or will they be his next victims?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Junior Chihara
Arano
Rin Ozawa
Alice
Onimaru
Kamijo
Tetta Sugimoto
Matsunaga
Akaji Maro
Yakuza Boss
Léona Hirota
5-Star Pussycat
Yasuhiro Suzu
Tatsuo
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Ginji

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Toshiaki Toyoda
Writers: Toshiaki Toyoda
Languages: Japanese, English
Countries: Japan

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1 / 8

ERA

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

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.

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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 Toshiaki Toyoda, shot by Norimichi Kasamatsu. 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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Editor Toshihide Hukano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Junior Chihara and Rin Ozawa and Onimaru carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0166314 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 35 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Toshiaki Toyoda directs. Norimichi Kasamatsu behind the camera. Toshihide Hukano cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Toshiaki Toyoda, shot by Norimichi Kasamatsu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Toshihide Hukano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Junior Chihara and Rin Ozawa and Onimaru carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0166314 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 35 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.