Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"

2016 2h 25m JA

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7.8

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★7.8TMDB · 8

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Synopsis

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In a time when the main source of energy was still coal, there was a man who saw the future in oil. Young Tetsuzo Kunioka who hails from Moji, Kitakyushu, rides out into the oil business, but is faced with numerous challenges and competitors who stand in his way, including domestic suppliers and major western oil companies, or the "oil majors". But Tetsuzo never gave up, however despairing the situation was. He always found a way and paved a new road with his unconventional ideas, eccentric actions, and most of all, his caring heart toward his own men. That style of Tetsuzo's was not something that would ever change, even when the tides were against him in a war-lost Japan.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Junichi Okada
Tetsuzo Kunioka
Haruka Ayase
Yuki Kunioka
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Tadashi Shinonome
Shota Sometani
Yoshio Hasebe
Ryohei Suzuki
Kotaro Takechi
Toru Nomaguchi
Koichi Kashiwai
Pierre Taki
Sohei Fujimoto
Kaoru Kobayashi
Jisaku Koka

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Writers: Takashi Yamazaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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Released 10 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, shot by Kōzō Shibazaki. 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 Naoki Sato. 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 Ryuji Miyajima 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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Junichi Okada and Haruka Ayase and Hidetaka Yoshioka carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5178532 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Takashi Yamazaki directs. Kōzō Shibazaki behind the camera. Naoki Sato scores. Ryuji Miyajima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Released 10 years ago.
2Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, shot by Kōzō Shibazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Naoki Sato. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Ryuji Miyajima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Junichi Okada and Haruka Ayase and Hidetaka Yoshioka carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt5178532 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.