Deaths in Tokimeki

1984 1h 45m JA

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7.2

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6.6

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★7.2TMDB · 5★6.6IMDB · 154

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Synopsis

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Deaths in Tokimeki tells the story of a nondescript hitman, in a remote country villa, waiting to carry out a job: the assassination of the leader of a religious cult.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kenji Sawada
Naoya Kudo
Kanako Higuchi
Hiromi Kozue
Naoki Sugiura
Yosuke Okura
Haruko Katō
Otae-san
Ittoku Kishibe
Swimmer
Takeshi Kusaka
Nakayama
Nobuko Miyamoto
Owner at the inn
Shigeru Yazaki
Shinjo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshimitsu Morita
Writers: Yoshimitsu Morita
Languages: Japanese, English
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita, shot by Yonezō Maeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Osamu Shiomura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Akimasa Kawashima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kenji Sawada and Kanako Higuchi and Naoki Sugiura carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0190075 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Yoshimitsu Morita directs. Yonezō Maeda behind the camera. Osamu Shiomura scores. Akimasa Kawashima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, English.

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142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita, shot by Yonezō Maeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Osamu Shiomura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Akimasa Kawashima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kenji Sawada and Kanako Higuchi and Naoki Sugiura carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0190075 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.