Kōji Wakamatsu — Director (12)
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Ready to Shoot (1990)
われに撃つ用意あり WikiData IMDb TMDB
Kōji Wakamatsu actor: Yoshio Harada / Kaori Momoi …
other title: われに撃つ用意あり / Ware ni Utsu Yōi Ari
A middle-aged man discovers an injured refugee woman trembling in the corner of his bar in Kabukicho. He quickly becomes aware that her life is in his hands when he learns she is hiding from the yakuza.
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The Hateful Beast (1970)
日本暴行暗黒史　怨獣 IMDb TMDB
Kōji Wakamatsu actor: Noriko Tatsumi / Masayoshi Nogami …
other title: Histoire de la Violence de l'Undergound japonais 3 : la Bête haineuse / 日本暴行暗黒史　怨獣
In the Edo era, two man arrive in a village and engage in criminal activity. While one of them becomes successful and rich, the other gets betrayed and ends up in prison, burning for revenge. The truth changes with the viewpoint in this Wakamatsu film, which has inspired comparisons to Rashomon.
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Prey (1979)
餌食 IMDb TMDB
Kōji Wakamatsu actor: Yuya Uchida / Jun Tatara …
other title: 餌食
A rock singer who has returned to the U.S. approaches his former musician friends with the soulful sound of reggae that he encountered during his stay in the U.S. However, his friends lost their old energy and were busy chasing only the songs that would sell, and did not pay attention to reggae. Eventually, the lonely and violent rock singer turns to mass indiscriminate murder out of repugnance to the blurred times and humanity.
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Blood Is Redder Than the Sun (1966)
血は太陽よりも赤い IMDb TMDB
Kōji Wakamatsu actor: Kazuhiko Otsuka / Tamami Wakahara …
other title: 血は太陽よりも赤い
A high school student preparing for his university entrance exams is discontent with various social inequities and is determined to take vengeance on all adults. According to the press information accompanying a 2005 retrospective of Kōji Wakamatsu‘s films, the individuals using the “Yoshiaki Ōtani” pseudonym for the screenwriter credit on this film are Yasuaki Hangai and Mikio Terashima.
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Erotic Liaisons (1992)
エロティックな関係 WikiData IMDb TMDB
Kōji Wakamatsu actor: Rie Miyazawa / Yuya Uchida …
other title: Les Liaisons Érotiques / Erotic Liasons …
A low-key private detective agency in Paris is run by Rie and her partner Kishin, two ex-pats who tick along between cases by giving guided tours of the city to busloads of Japanese tourists.
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Running in Madness, Dying in Love (1969)
狂走情死考
若松孝二 actor: 吉沢健 / 谷川俊之 …
other title: 狂走情死考 / Kyoso Joshi-ko …
During clashes between demonstrators and police that rage on the streets of Tokyo, a young man hides in the house of his brother - a police officer. The latter is accidentally shot by his wife, which forces the young man to flee with her.
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Red Army/PFLP: Declaration of World War (1971)
赤軍-PFLP 世界戦争宣言
Kōji Wakamatsu / Masao Adachi actor: Rokihiro Toga / Aoi Nakajima …
other title: Armata Rossa. Dichiarazione della guerra mondiale / Armée rouge/FPLP : Déclaration de guerre mondiale …
On their way back from the Cannes Film Festival in 1971, filmmakers Wakamatsu Koji and Adachi Masao visited Lebanon to meet Japan's Red Army faction and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine to shoot a newsreel film promoting the Palestinian resistance. Conceived as a ‘declaration of world war’ that implicates us all, the directors capture the everyday banality of military training and preparation exercises for imminent battle.
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Sex Jack (1970)
セックスジャック
Kōji Wakamatsu actor: Tamaki Katori / Mizako Kaga …
other title: セックスジャック
A small gang of revolutionary students is hidden away by a small-time thief. While they are in hiding, everyone except the thief takes turns engaging in sexual activities with a girl who appears unhappy and perhaps unwilling, having had the misfortune of getting involved with them.