Waga jinsei saiaku no toki (1993)

Maiku Hama is a private detective working in Yokohama. Hama comes to the aid of a Taiwanese waiter named Yang and agrees to track down his missing brother. Through a series of ... See full summary »

Director:

Kaizô Hayashi

Writers:

Kaizô Hayashi, Daisuke Tengan

Stars:

Masatoshi Nagase, Shirô Sano, Kiyotaka Nanbara

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Masatoshi Nagase	...	Maiku Hama
Shirô Sano	...	Masaru Kanno
Kiyotaka Nanbara	...	Hoshino
Hai-Ping Yang	...	Yang Hai Tin
Te-Chien Hou	...	De Jian (as Hou De Jian)
Akaji Maro	...	Lt. Nakayama
Shin'ya Tsukamoto	...	Yamaguchi
Jô Shishido	...	Joe (as Joe Shishido)
Haruko Wanibuchi	...	Lily Hama
Kaho Minami	...	Byakuran
Mika Ohmine	...	Akane Hama
Housei Kondo	...	Kondo
Masako Miyaji	...	Masako
Kenji Anan	...	Kitamura
Zen Kajihara	...	Iwasaki (as Zen Kajiwara)

Storyline

Maiku Hama is a private detective working in Yokohama. Hama comes to the aid of a Taiwanese waiter named Yang and agrees to track down his missing brother. Through a series of double-crosses Hama gets embroiled in a gang war and a revenge plot between the two brothers.

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Plot Keywords:

private detective | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Japan Taiwan

Language:

Japanese Mandarin

Release Date:

5 March 1994 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Najstraszniejszy czas w moim zyciu

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Detective Office, For Life Records Inc., Shutter Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Wana (1996)

User Reviews

Deathless style

Please do not mistake this film for pulp. Pulp is by definition tawdry, which this film is not. It isn't greasy. Or slapped together. Or sensational and passing and cheap. This film wasn't made to be read through like a paperback and discarded.

The style, beautiful. The lighting, meticulous. The mood made the hair on my arms stand up. Watch this film.