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Death in Tokimeki (1984)
Distribution Companies : Japan Herald Pictures , Herald Ace , NIKKATSU
Producers : Yutaka Okada , Shogo Hosogoshi , Shin Ohmori
Original Story : Kenji Maruyama
Screenplay : Yoshimitsu Morita
Photographer : Yonezo Maeda
Lighting : Kazuo Yabe
Sound Director : Hisayuki Miyamoto , Osamu Onodera
Art Director : Katsumi Nakazawa
Editor : Akimasa Kawashima
Music : Osamu Shiomura
Cast : Kenji Sawada , Naoki Sugiura , Kanako Higuchi , Nobuko Miyamoto , Haruko Kato , Shigeru Yazaki
This crime movie tells the story of a lone terrorist's failed attempt to assassinate a religious leader, centered on the strange shared life of two men and a woman. While based on Kenji Maruyama's novel of the same title, the characters and setting were drastically rearranged. The color, music, composition, and other elements surrounded the theme of a cool mood, and the goal was to create a cool and stylish film. It is now quite popular among Morita's films. Kenji Sawada, a.k.a. Julie, gives an excellent performance in the unusual role of an assassin. Co-starring Naoki Sugiura, Kanako Higuchi, and others.
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