Kōji Wakamatsu — Director (8)
Ready to Shoot (1990) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
われに撃つ用意あり
director: 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.
The Hateful Beast (1970) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
日本暴行暗黒史 怨獣
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.
Prey (1979) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
餌食
director: 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.
Blood Is Redder Than the Sun (1966) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
血は太陽よりも赤い
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.
Erotic Liaisons (1992) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
エロティックな関係
director: 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.
Running in Madness, Dying in Love (1969) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
狂走情死考
director: 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.
Endless Waltz (1995) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb
エンドレス・ワルツ
director: 若松孝二 actor: 広田玲央名 / 町田町蔵
other title: 无尽华尔兹 / エンドレス・ワルツ
这是若松孝二的一部传记电影,这部传记的主人公是日本自由爵士萨克斯风手阿部薰,这个人与普罗大众最大的联系可能就是他的表亲坂本九(代表作Sukiyaki是唯一一首以日文形态攻上billboard榜首的流行曲)了。即便是在圈内,他的爆裂乐风和脾气也使很多乐手敬而远之,比较重要的合作仅限于高柳昌行、吉泽元治和丰住芳三郎等几位,大部分都是solo专辑。
片子的主题围绕他和妻子铃木泉之间的关系展开,第一个镜头她就准备上吊,从一开始酒馆相识、拍拖、领证、生子,到最后阿部薰药物过量死亡(或自杀)、葬礼,然后又回到第一个镜头。。讲了一个完整的故事。导演把重点放在他们俩关系和阿部薰音乐的互动上。从一开始的热恋,到婚后永无休止的吵架、打斗、做爱、复合,孩子出生后片刻的宁静与温馨,紧接着又是乱斗、怀疑、冷漠、精神崩溃、出走、回归,最后是死亡。与其对应的是其间穿插的sax练习和现场演出,从起初无比快速爆裂永不停歇的风格到中期略带自省的节制和后期温情又绝望的悲号……
directed by Koji Wakamatsu (若松孝二)
Shochiku and Wakamatsu productions
The film was first run in 1995
The video was released 1997. (Now deleted)
video - Tokuma Japan Communications - TKVU 61481 - 102 minutes
This is a biographical film of Kaoru Abe (阿部薰), legendary improvisational sax player.
Haino appears in the film as himself.
Features brief Fushitsusha (不失者)performance.