The Shootist: Final Episode

1994 1h 40m JA

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Synopsis

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Matsushita decides to make a new journey by meeting a fateful woman, Askako, while being chased by a hitman and the police. What awaits him at the end?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Toru Nakamura
Kaori Fujii
Shigeru Kōyama
Renji Ishibashi
Kenji Sahara
Koichi Ueda
Yasunori Danta

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Haruo Ichikura
Writers: Yoshirō Oka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Shootist 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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Haruo Ichikura, shot by Seizō Sengen. 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 Yuji Ohno. 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 Osamu Tanaka 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 Kaori Fujii and Shigeru Kōyama carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Haruo Ichikura directs. Seizō Sengen behind the camera. Yuji Ohno scores. Osamu Tanaka cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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132 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "The Shootist Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Haruo Ichikura, shot by Seizō Sengen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Yuji Ohno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Osamu Tanaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Toru Nakamura and Kaori Fujii and Shigeru Kōyama carry the top of the cast.