Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis!

1986 1h 18m JA

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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The story revolves around a hardcore Onyanko Club fanatic who decides he wants to kill the girls to prevent the young, cute idols from getting old and married - in a sense, to preserve their youth for eternity.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Eri Nitta
Aki Kihara
Sayuri Kokusho
Mika Nagoya
Satomi Fukunaga
Kazuko Utsumi
Harumi Tomikawa
Rika Tatsumi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masato Harada
Writers: Masato Harada
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Masato Harada, shot by Motokichi Hasegawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Isao Tomita 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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Eri Nitta and Aki Kihara and Sayuri Kokusho carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0789784 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Masato Harada directs. Motokichi Hasegawa behind the camera. Isao Tomita cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
240 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Masato Harada, shot by Motokichi Hasegawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Isao Tomita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Eri Nitta and Aki Kihara and Sayuri Kokusho carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0789784 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.