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Release Date:
July 15, 1998
Original Title:
Blues Harp
Genres:
Crime | Drama
Production Companies:
MAC
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 107
Ambitious yakuza Kenji befriends harmonica-playing bartender Chuji, who moonlights as a part-time drug-dealer for the opposing gang. Their friendship is threatened by Kenji's plans for advancement, as well as by his bodyguards growing jealousy of Chuji.
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Assistant Director:
Bunmei Katô
Director:
Takashi Miike
Director of Photography:
Hideo Yamamoto
Editor:
Yasushi Shimamura
Executive Producer:
Toshihiko Matsuo
Original Music Composer:
Atsushi Okuno
Producer:
Youichiro Onishi
Shun Shimizu
Yasuhiko Higashi
Naoya Narita
Production Design:
Akira Ishige
Screenplay:
Toshihiko Matsuo
Toshiyuki Morioka
Sound:
Yukiya Sato
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