Man with the Funky Hat

1961 0h 53m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

CrimeAction

Synopsis

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Ichiro (Chiba) is a scrappy little sport in a big car and funny hat always looking for some fun and some extra cash on the side. He and his friends get themselves involved in some shady business dealings involving a kidnapping.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sonny Chiba
Hitomi Nakahara
Shigeko Arai
Shirô Okamoto
Machiko Yashiro
Susumu Namishima
Shiraishi
Hisao Toake
Sakaino
Yoshi Katō
Kogure

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Writers: Torao Tanabe, Yuichi Ikeda
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 53-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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65 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kinji Fukasaku, shot by Yasuo Uchida. 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 Keitaro Miho. 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 Yoshiki Nagasawa 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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Sonny Chiba and Hitomi Nakahara and Shigeko Arai carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0196188 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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

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The take

Kinji Fukasaku directs. Yasuo Uchida behind the camera. Keitaro Miho scores. Yoshiki Nagasawa cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 53-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
265 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Kinji Fukasaku, shot by Yasuo Uchida. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Keitaro Miho. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Yoshiki Nagasawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sonny Chiba and Hitomi Nakahara and Shigeko Arai carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0196188 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.