Fall Guy
| Fall Guy | |
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 DVD cover to Fall Guy (1982) | |
| Directed by | Kinji Fukasaku[1] |
| Produced by | Haruki Kadokawa |
| Written by | Kouhei Tsuka |
| Starring |
Morio Kazama Keiko Matsuzaka |
| Music by | Masato Kai |
| Cinematography | Kiyoshi Kitasaka |
| Edited by | Isamu Ichida |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release dates | October 9, 1982 |
Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Fall Guy (蒲田行進曲 Kamata koshin-kyoku) is a 1982 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku, art direction by Akira Takahashi. Among many awards, it was chosen as the Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.[2]
"Kamata koshin-kyoku" is originally a title of the tune that covered song "Song of the Vagabonds" of operetta "The Vagabond King" of Rudolph Friml in 1929. This single was released as a theme tune of "Shochiku Kamata studio" that was the stage of the movie. Originally, Yutaka Kawasaki and Naoko Soga sang this tune. In the movie, Keiko Ishizaka, Morio Kazama, and Mitsuru Hirata are singing.
Cast
- Keiko Matsuzaka as Konatsu
- Morio Kazama as Ginshiro
- Mitsuru Hirata as Yasu
- Chika Takami as Tomoko
- Daijiro Harada as Tachibana
- Keizo Kanie as Film Director
- Rei Okamoto as Toku-san
- Hyoei Enoki as Tome
- Nagare Hagiwara as Yuji
- Toshiya Sakai as Makoto
- Akihiro Shimizu
- Nijiko Kiyokawa as Yasu's mother
- Sonny Chiba as Actor
- Hiroyuki Sanada as Actor
- Etsuko Shihomi as Actress
- Seizo Fukumoto
- Akira Shioji as Yamada
Awards
4th Yokohama Film Festival[3][4]
- Won: Best Supporting Actor - Mitsuru Hirata
- 2nd Best Film
Bibliography
- Kamata koshin-kyoku (1982) at the Internet Movie Database
- 蒲田行進曲 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- "KAMATA KOSHINKYOKU". The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- 蒲田行進曲 (in Japanese). www.walkerplus.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- Behling, John (2005-04-12). "Fall Guy". www.midnighteye.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- 蒲田行進曲 (in Japanese). www.cinelier.jp. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- 蒲田行進曲 (in Japanese). Variety Japan. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
Notes
- ↑ Infobox data from 蒲田行進曲 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-06. and Kamata koshin-kyoku (1982) at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "Awards for Kamata koshin-kyoku (1982)" (in Japanese). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ↑ 第４回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９８２年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- ↑ １９８２年度 日本映画ベストテン (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
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