19° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
Special program - New Japanese Cinema 2001
TOKYO SHAMELESS PARADISE GOOD-BYE BLUES
Year: 2001
Duration: 80'
Kurokawa has successfully completed his first mission as an assassin. But when he returns to his boss' office, he is scolded for not having disposed of the body and is ordered back to the scene of the crime. The members of the group "The Donkeys" are trying to make some money by stealing a precious purse from some gangsters. The two stories unfold on parallel tracks but at a certain point they intersect and, as the rhythm accelerates, come to a surprise ending…
Biography
film director
Honda Ryuichi
Honda Ryuichi was born in 1974 in Kanagawa, Japan. In 1993 he enrolled at Osaka University of Arts and began making amateur 8- and 16-mm films. In 1998 he transferred to Nihon University. This full-length film is his graduation work. At present, he is preparing a new film.
FILMOGRAFIA
Tokyo Shameless Paradise Good-bye Blues (2001).
Cast
& Credits
Regia, soggetto, sceneggiatura e montaggio: Honda Ryuichi.
Director of photography: Hashimoto Kiyoaki.
Art director: Maeda Miho.
Sound: Huruya Masashi.
Music: Ogiwara Sammy.
Cast and characters: Yamamoto Hiroshi (Kurokawa), Motoki Takashi (Shindou), Otoguro Fumiyasu (Kajiki), Yasuda Mika (Emi), Yokoyama Hiroki (Sawamura), Ei Gajirou (il boss).
Production company: Yokoyama Hiroki per Peacock Film.
Foreign sales agent: Planet +1, tel. +86-6-63128231, e-mail planet1@m11.alpha-net.ne.jp.
Director of photography: Hashimoto Kiyoaki.
Art director: Maeda Miho.
Sound: Huruya Masashi.
Music: Ogiwara Sammy.
Cast and characters: Yamamoto Hiroshi (Kurokawa), Motoki Takashi (Shindou), Otoguro Fumiyasu (Kajiki), Yasuda Mika (Emi), Yokoyama Hiroki (Sawamura), Ei Gajirou (il boss).
Production company: Yokoyama Hiroki per Peacock Film.
Foreign sales agent: Planet +1, tel. +86-6-63128231, e-mail planet1@m11.alpha-net.ne.jp.