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RUNTIME
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88 minutes exactly β the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Score
1995 1h 28m JA
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6.4
MID
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6.1
IMDB
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6.4TMDB Β· 10β
6.1IMDB Β· 236
ActionDrama
Synopsis
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A small time Yakuza thug is thrown into a bloody battle after a bank robbery he was forced into goes wrong when all the men begin to turn on each other a hitch-hiking serial killing couple decide to steal their loot.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Hitoshi Ozawa
'Chance'
ShΕ« Ehara
'Tequila'
Hiroshi Miyasaka
'Cobra'
Ryushi Mizukami
'Right'
Kazuyoshi Ozawa
'TJ'
Miyuki Takano
'Sara'
Takashi Ukaji
Colonel
Masahiro Yamashita
'Peking Duck'
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Atsushi Muroga
- Writers
- Toshimichi Ohkawa, Atsushi Muroga
- 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.
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Fun facts πΏ
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ERA
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31 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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DIRECTOR
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Part of the "Score series" β so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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ERA
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Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Atsushi Muroga, shot by Takeshi Koga. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Torsten Rasch. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Atsushi Muroga shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Hitoshi Ozawa and ShΕ« Ehara and Hiroshi Miyasaka carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Atsushi Muroga directs. Takeshi Koga behind the camera. Torsten Rasch scores. Atsushi Muroga cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 188 minutes exactly β the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 231 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Part of the "Score series" β so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 4Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Directed by Atsushi Muroga, shot by Takeshi Koga. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Torsten Rasch. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Atsushi Muroga shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Hitoshi Ozawa and ShΕ« Ehara and Hiroshi Miyasaka carry the top of the cast.
- 9IMDB entry: tt0114364 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Only 10 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Takeshi Koga
- Original score
- Torsten Rasch
- Editing
- Atsushi Muroga
- Production design
- Taichi Nishimura
- Runtime
- 88 min Β· 1h 28m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
- IMDB
- Score (1995)
- IMDB rating
- 6.1/10 Β· 236 votes
Awards
3 wins
Part of
Score series
Hitoshi Ozawa plays a small time yakuza whose heists don't go as planned.
Also by
Atsushi Muroga
Production companies
Who made it
- TE
Team Okuyama
JP
Key crew
- ProducerKazuyoshi Okuyama
- ProducerYoshihisa Nakagawa
- ProducerHitoshi Ozawa
- Production DesignTaichi Nishimura
- EditorAtsushi Muroga
- EditorKunihiko Ukai
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1995-12-11
