Lips of Ruin

1963 1h 25m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Industrial espionage in the pharmaceutical industry. Also known in English as “Black Parking Lot”.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jiro Tamiya
Izumida
Yukiko Fuji
Kentaro Kudo
Bontarō Miake
Yasuko Nakada
Eitarō Ozawa
Jōtarō Senba
Takashi Nakamura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tarō Yuge
Writers: Seiji Hoshikawa, Yoshihiro Ishimatsu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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63 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Black Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tarō Yuge, shot by Hiroshi Ishida. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Jiro Tamiya and Yukiko Fuji and Kentaro Kudo carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0249668 — 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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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tarō Yuge directs. Hiroshi Ishida behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
263 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Black Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Tarō Yuge, shot by Hiroshi Ishida. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Jiro Tamiya and Yukiko Fuji and Kentaro Kudo carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0249668 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.