Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)

Director:

J. Lee Thompson

Writer (WGA):

Harold Nebenzal (written by)

Release Date:

3 February 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Desire. Temptation. Revenge

Plot:

A brutal Los Angeles police Lt. is determined to bust up an organization that forces underage girls into prostitution.

Plot Keywords:

Prostitution | Police | Swimming Pool | Detective | Uzi

Cast

Charles Bronson	...	Lieutenant Crowe
Perry Lopez	...	Eddie Rios
Juan Fernández	...	Duke (as Juan Fernandez)
James Pax	...	Hiroshi Hada
Peggy Lipton	...	Kathleen Crowe
Sy Richardson	...	Lavonne
Marion Yue	...	Mr. Kazuko Hada (as Marion Kodama Yue)
Bill McKinney	...	Father Burke
Gerald Castillo	...	Captain Tovar
Nicole Eggert	...	DeeDee
Amy Hathaway	...	Rita Crowe
Kumiko Hayakawa	...	Fumiko Hada
Michelle Wong	...	Setsuko Hada
Sam Chew Jr.	...	McLane
Sumant	...	Pakistani Hotel Clerk
Alex Hyde-White	...	English Instructor
Jim Ishida	...	Nakata
Jill Ito	...	Japanese Hostess - Tokyo
Leila Lee Olsen	...	Nobu-Chan (as Leila Hee Olsen)
Richard Egan Jr.	...	Vince
Deonca Brown	...	Louise
Sheila Gale Kandlbinder	...	Swimming Coach
Chris Bennett	...	School Photographer
George Van Noy	...	Race Starter
Helen Lin	...	Tokyo Subway Girl
Richard E. Butler	...	Joey - Deli Owner
James Ogawa	...	Kokuden Representative
Bill Cho Lee	...	Ota
Cynthia Gouw	...	Japanese Hostess - L.A.
Veronica Carothers	...	Blonde Hostess
Alonzo Brown Jr.	...	Mugger
Michael Chong	...	Lieutenent Lim
Yung Sun	...	Gray Haired Japanese
Shaun Shimoda	...	Japanese Calligraphy Teacher
Mindy Simon	...	Schoolgirl
Samuel E. Woods	...	Hot Dog Vendor
Rob Narita	...	Japanese School Principal
Yuri Ogawa	...	Mrs. Ota
Shelli Rae	...	Duke's Girl
Jessica Younger	...	Duke's Girl
Bill Brochtrup	...	Hairdresser
Laura Crosson	...	Officer Petrini
Tom Morga	...	Krieger
Kim Lee	...	Porno Actress
Marilyn Dodds Frank	...	Lesbian Pedophile (as Marilyn Frank)
John F. McCarthy	...	Porno Theater Manager
Jerome Thor	...	Perverted Gentleman
Erez Yoaz	...	Rosario
Robert Axelrod	...	Security Guard
Elisabeth Chavez	...	Maria Rios
Simon Maldonado	...	Eddie Rios Jr.
Don Morton	...	Turnkey
Jay S. York	...	Duke's Cellmate
Lance Lane	...	Prison Inmate
Gary Mitrea	...	Prison Inmate
Danny Trejo	...	Prison Inmate
Lane Leavitt	...	Crane Operator
Jophery C. Brown	...	Duke's Thug (as Jophery Brown)
Clifford Strong	...	Duke's Thug

Directed by
J. Lee Thompson

Writing credits (WGA)
Harold Nebenzal		(written by)

Produced by
Yoram Globus	....	executive producer
Menahem Golan	....	executive producer
Pancho Kohner	....	producer
Patricia G. Payró	....	associate producer
Richard Driscoll	....	assistant producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Greg De Belles		(as Greg DeBelles)

Cinematography by
Gideon Porath		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Mary E. Jochem
Peter Lee-Thompson

Casting by
Perry Bullington
Nancy Lara-Hansch		(as Nancy Lara)

Art Direction by
Whitney Brooke Wheeler		(as W. Brooke Wheeler)

Set Decoration by
Mel Cooper		(as Margaret C. Fischer)

Costume Design by
Michael W. Hoffman		(as Michael Hoffman)

Makeup Department
Annette E. Fabrizi	....	makeup artist (as Annette Fabrizi)
Carla M. Fabrizi	....	key hair stylist (as Carla Fabrizi)
Carla M. Fabrizi	....	key makeup artist (as Carla Fabrizi)
Linda Vallejo	....	assistant makeup artist (as Linda A. Vallejo)

Production Management
Michael Alden	....	post-production supervisor
Marc S. Fischer	....	executive in charge of production
Alain Jakubowicz	....	post-production supervisor
Sheridan Dar Reid	....	production manager (as Sheridan 'Dar' Reid)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert C. Ortwin Jr.	....	first assistant director
George Van Noy	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Edwin M. Brewer	....	property master
Lance Clarke	....	set dresser
Marjorie Coster	....	art department coordinator (as Marjorie J. Coster)
Craig Gadsby	....	set dresser
Mark Heiner	....	property assistant
Richard G. Huston	....	scenic painter (as Richard Huston)
Alan Macrae	....	construction coordinator (as Alan MacRae)
Robert A. Maisto	....	assistant art director (as Robert Maisto)
Masako Masuda	....	assistant set decorator
Donnie Merrell	....	on-set dresser
Greg Rachal	....	carpenter
John S. Reynolds	....	carpenter (as John Reynolds)
Donna Slager	....	scenic painter
Theo Van Den Huevel	....	carpenter (as Theo Van Den Heuvel)
Drew Williams	....	lead man (as Drew C. Williams)
Neil Wolfson	....	set dresser (as Neil B. Wolfson)
Todd Debreceni	....	stand-by painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Terrisa Algarin	....	foley artist (as Theressa Algarin)
Richard Burton	....	sound editor
Mark S. Cafolla	....	assistant sound editor
Tina Canny	....	sound recordist
Thierry J. Couturier	....	sound editor (as Thierry Couturier)
David Cunningham	....	sound re-recording mixer
Patrick Cyccone Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter Elliott	....	apprentice sound editor (as Peter Elliot)
Craig Felburg	....	sound mixer
Kurt Nicholas Forshager	....	foley editor (as Kurt N. Forshager)
Robert Friedman	....	foley artist
Tony Garber	....	supervising sound editor
Albert Gasser	....	sound editor
Tommy Goodwin	....	adr mixer
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer
Cameron Hamza	....	boom operator
Tara Lynn Howell	....	sound editor
Frank A. Montaño	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Frank A. Montano Jr.)
Tony Pascuzzo	....	sound recordist
Jeffrey L. Sandler	....	sound editor
Susanne Spain	....	assistant sound editor
Dean St. John	....	adr recordist
Dean St. John	....	foley recordist
Bill Van Daalen	....	sound editor
Jeff Burman	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Burt Dalton	....	special effects (as Burt C. Dalton)
Frank L. Pope	....	special effects assistant

Stunts
Dan Bradley	....	stunt player
Carl Ciarfalio	....	stunt player
Kenny Endoso	....	stunt player
Jon H. Epstein	....	stunt player (as Jon Epstein)
Glory Fioramonti	....	stunt player
Mickey Gilbert	....	stunt player
Brian Imada	....	stunt player
Jeff Imada	....	stunt player
James Lew	....	stunt player
Dennis Madalone	....	stunt player
Bufort McClerkins	....	stunt player
Buck McDancer	....	stunt player
Alan Oliney	....	stunt player
Ernie F. Orsatti	....	stunt coordinator (as Ernie Orsatti)
Frank Orsatti	....	stunt player
Noon Orsatti	....	stunt player
Stuart Quan	....	stunt player
Bill M. Ryusaki	....	stunt player (as Bill Ryusaki)
Rick Wagner	....	stunt player

Camera and Electrical Department
Saeed Adyani	....	still photographer
David Azzoto	....	equipment technician
Robert J. Babin	....	key grip
D.R. Boyd	....	additional camera operator
Pierre Chemaly	....	additional second camera assistant
Michael J. Coo	....	dolly grip (as Michael Coo)
Alicia Craft	....	additional camera assistant
Bruce DeAragon	....	additional second camera assistant (as Bruce De Aragon)
Cobie Fair	....	additional key grip
Gary Farr	....	still photographer
Lance Fisher	....	additional camera assistant
Daniel Graff	....	additional gaffer (as Danny 'G' Graff)
William J. Gray	....	electrician (as William James Gray)
Todd Griffith	....	grip
Dennis Hall	....	additional camera assistant (as Dennis S. Hall)
Johnny Karls	....	second assistant camera (as John F. Karls)
Mark Kline	....	grip (as Mark E. Kline)
Mako Koiwai	....	additional camera assistant (as F. Mako Koiwai)
Larry Liddell	....	electrician
Scott Lieu	....	best boy grip
Mark Ludwig	....	additional camera assistant
Terry Marshall	....	best boy electrician (as Terry N. Marshall)
Sean McLin	....	additional camera operator
Peter Norkus	....	additional camera assistant
W.L. Peterson	....	additional camera assistant
Robert A. Petzoldt III	....	electrician
Paul F. Petzoldt	....	gaffer
Michael G. Riba	....	additional camera assistant (as Michael Riba)
Mark A. Shelton	....	electrician
Christian Silver	....	additional best boy grip
Guy Skinner	....	first assistant camera (as Guy Ladd Skinner)
Scott E. Steele	....	additional camera assistant
Vance Trussell	....	additional best boy electric
Vladimir Tukan	....	additional camera operator
Ronald Vidor	....	additional photographer

Casting Department
Dennis Hansen	....	extras casting
Burton Sharp	....	voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Agnes Lyon	....	costume supervisor
Tony Velasco	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Laura Lee Bong	....	second assistant editor
Omneya 'Nini' Mazen	....	post-production coordinator
Doron Regev	....	first assistant editor
Angelo Russo	....	color timer
Josh Taft	....	second assistant editor
Anne-Marie Vitello	....	negative cutter
Ron Vitello	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Lisa Drew	....	music coordinator
Virginia S. Ellsworth	....	music editor
Joachim H. Hansch	....	music supervisor
John La Salandra	....	music editor (as John LaSalandra)
Greg Townley	....	music co-producer
Greg Townley	....	music recordist
Greg Townley	....	scoring mixer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Jimmy Jones	....	transportation coordinator
Joel Renfro	....	transportation captain
Joel Renfro	....	transportation coordinator
Kat Werner	....	transportation secretary

Other crew
Wenden K. Baldwin	....	title designer
Joe Benn	....	key production assistant
M. Ginanne Carpenter	....	production coordinator
Karin Cooper	....	script supervisor
Marilyn Febus	....	assistant auditor
Sheila Gale Kandlbinder	....	stand-in
Gary Kesell	....	location manager
John F. McCarthy	....	stand-in
Don Morton	....	extras wrangler (as Don L. Morton)
Larry Pearson	....	location manager
Amy Perlmutter	....	production assistant
James F. Reid	....	production assistant
Emily Rice	....	production auditor (as Emily J. Rice)
Natalie Sara Rooney	....	production assistant
John Saviano	....	assistant production coordinator
Kyle Seidenbaum	....	title designer
Andrew Singer	....	production assistant
Bob Wishnefsky	....	craft service (as Robert Wishnefsky)
Burton Sharp	....	adr group coordinator (uncredited)
Joe Straw	....	production accountant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Golan-Globus Productions

Distributors

• Cannon Group, The (1989) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cineplex-Odeon Films (19??) (Canada) (theatrical)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• MTC Video (1990) (Greece) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
• VMP (1989) (West Germany) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (19??) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• All Nippon Airways Co.  provider: air transportation to Japan (as All Nippon Airways)
• Arena Football League  special thanks to (as The Arena Football League)
• Arrangment, The  catering
• Art Wood Desk Design  special thanks to
• Cannon Sound Studios  re-recording at (as Cannon Sound Studio, Los Angeles)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollys (as Chapman)
• Dozar Office Furniture  special thanks to
• Keylite Production Services  production services and equipment provided by
• Los Angeles Cobras Arena Football Club  special thanks to
• Pacific Title  main titles and opticals
• Panavision  cameras and lenses (as Panavision®)
• Skyland Sound Inc.  production sound
• TVC Laboratories  color (as TVC)
• Victor Company of Japan (JVC)  special thanks to (as JVC)
• Vista Group  supplier: Oldsmobile and Mercedes cars (as The Vista Group)

Also Known As:

"Kinjite" - International (English title) (informal short title)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (TVC)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

France:-12 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | USA:R | UK:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Germany:BPjM Restricted | Singapore:M18 | Australia:R | Iceland:16 | West Germany:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Golan-Globus Productions

Trivia:

The last movie Charles Bronson made for Cannon Films

Goofs:

Continuity: The car in the Harbor Scene in which Crowe (Bronson) and his partner sit is smashed up twice by the car crane .

Quotes:

Duke:I'm dying!
Lt. Crowe:No you're not... But you are gonna have to stick your head between your legs to tell the time.

Movie Connections:

References Maid in Sweden (1971)

Soundtrack:

Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 25 Slow Movement

Yuck

You have to wonder what was going through Charles Bronson's mind when he accepted roles in dreadful stuff like KINJITE, THE EVIL THAT MEN DO and 10 TO MIDNIGHT. Money, probably. All J. Lee Thompson jobs, by the way. All Cannon jobs too, if I'm not mistaken. All 1980s putrescence. Maybe this was all the work old J. Lee could get by then, but I can't believe this was true for Bronson. This one outdoes the other two films cited above. Rapes, tortures, repugnant violence. And some xenophobia thrown in for good measure, not to be seen again in such vulgar terms until BLACK RAIN with Michael Douglas. KINJITE is not exactly DIRTY HARRY. But then, what is? It seems this trio of Bronson films, which came out in 1983, 1984 and 1989, tried to outdo each other in their repellent deeds and marked brutality.