Be-Bop High School: A Dunce Rhapsody

1987 1h 31m JA

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MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

ActionComedy

Synopsis

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College student Mayumi takes a mutual interest in Hiroshi, but their happiness is cut short when two thugs expelled from school eye the new couple.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Toru Nakamura
Toru Nakama
Koujiro Shimizu
Hiroshi Kato
Yoshie Kashiwabara
Mayumi Asano
Masumi Miyazaki
Junko Miharayama
Takeo Chii
Onijima
Yasuo Daichi
Totsuka
Asami Ogawa
Nurse
Hitoshi Ozawa
Shingo Maekawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hiroyuki Nasu
Writers: Machiko Nasu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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2 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Be-Bop High School Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Shinji Yamada 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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Toru Nakamura and Koujiro Shimizu and Yoshie Kashiwabara carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0222774 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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

Hiroyuki Nasu directs. Shinji Yamada cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Be-Bop High School Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Shinji Yamada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Toru Nakamura and Koujiro Shimizu and Yoshie Kashiwabara carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0222774 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Shinji Yamada
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Be-Bop High School: A Dunce Rhapsody (1987)

Part of

Be-Bop High School Collection

The story revolves around the lives of two rough-and-tumble high school friends, Kato Hiroshi and Nakama Toru, who frequently cause trouble and start fights.