The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio

"Don't think, feel!"

2016 2h 8m JA

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 18

ActionComedyCrime

Synopsis

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A young undercover cop tries to get back with his former love, while unraveling the mystery behind the head of the police force. Meanwhile he has to protect the boss' daughter.

“Don't think, feel!”

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Cast

Toma Ikuta
Reiji Kikukawa
Eita Nagayama
Shinya Kabuto
Riisa Naka
Junna Wakagi
Tsubasa Honda
Karen Todoroki
Yusuke Kamiji
Kenta Kurokawa
Nanao
Fufon
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Masaya Hiura
Arata Furuta
Momoji Sakuraba

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Miike
Writers: Kankuro Kudo
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Mole Song Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takashi Miike, shot by Nobuyasu Kita. 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 Koji Endo. 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 Kenji Yamashita 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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Toma Ikuta and Eita Nagayama and Riisa Naka carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Don't think, feel!".

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IMDB entry: tt5328802 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Takashi Miike directs. Nobuyasu Kita behind the camera. Koji Endo scores. Kenji Yamashita cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Part of the "The Mole Song Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Takashi Miike, shot by Nobuyasu Kita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kenji Yamashita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Toma Ikuta and Eita Nagayama and Riisa Naka carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Don't think, feel!".
8IMDB entry: tt5328802 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 13 themes, including "yakuza", "mistaken identity", "chinese mafia", "slapstick comedy".

The technical file

Cinematography: Nobuyasu Kita
Original score: Koji Endo
Editing: Kenji Yamashita
Stunt coordinator: Keiji Tsujii
Runtime: 128 min · 2h 8m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio (2016)

Part of

The Mole Song Collection

A Japanese action comedy film series directed by Takashi Miike, written by by Kankuro Kudo based on the popular manga series Mogura no Uta by Noboru Takahashi.