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Release Date:
May 11, 1990
Original Title:
ネオ チンピラ 鉄砲玉ぴゅ~
Alternate Titles:
Neo chinpira: Teppodama pyu
ネオチンピラ 鉄砲玉ぴゅ~
Genres:
Comedy | Romance
Production Companies:
Toei Video Company
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
JP: R-15
Runtime: 85
Junko (Sho Aikawa) is a low-level yakuza in the service of Yoshikawa (Toru Minegishi), despite the misgivings of his uncle (Jo Shishido). He lives off of the money earned by his girlfriend and is more interested in trying to look cool than anything else. He meets Yumeko (Chikako Aoyama), an innocent but dangerous narcoleptic runaway, after she steals his car, and she soon moves in with him. Following the assassination of a high-ranking member by the Kazama Family, Junko is called on to be the lookout while the family gets revenge. However, the other men quickly "zoom", or escape from their duty, leaving the task to Junko. Will he take out Kazama, or will he zoom?
Art Direction:
Hajime Oikawa
Director:
Banmei Takahashi
Director of Photography:
Kazuhiro Miyoshi
Lighting Director:
Kazuhiro Miyoshi
Novel:
Joji Abe
Producer:
Fumio Takahashi
Makoto Okada
Atsushi Watanabe
Satoshi Jinno
Production Manager:
Hideki Fukamachi
Screenplay:
Takuya Nishioka
Sound Recordist:
Shin Fukuda
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