Best Guy
| Best Guy | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Toru Murakawa |
| Produced by |
Yasuhiro Hasegawa Akio Yamaguchi Yosuke Mizuno Yoshihiro Kojima Michio Tohohara |
| Written by |
Makoto Takada Toru Murakawa |
| Starring |
Yūji Oda Naomi Zaizen |
| Music by | Minoru Yamazaki |
| Cinematography | Yoshitaka Sakamoto |
| Edited by | Masaaki Kawashima |
| Distributed by | Toei |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Best Guy (ベストガイ Besutogai) is a 1990 Japanese action film directed by Toru Murakawa, and produced by Toei Company in association with Mitsui & Co. and Tohokushinsha Film. The screenplay was written by Murakawa with Makoto Takada. The film stars Yūji Oda, Naomi Zaizen, Masato Furuoya, Masato Nagamori, and Toshio Kurosawa.[1] The title refers to the highest rank of the JASDF's F-15J training program.
The film's aerial scenes were produced in cooperation with the JASDF, using the Mitsubishi F-15J - the country's variant of the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle. Seen by movie critics as a copy of Top Gun, Best Guy was a box-office failure in Japan.
Cast
- Yūji Oda
- Naomi Zaizen
- Masato Furuoya
- Masato Nagamori
- Toshio Kurosawa
- Mikihisa Azuma
- Chiharu Iwamoto
- Akiko Kana
- Chiyoko Shimakura
- Akiji Kobayashi
- Masahiro Sudou
- Takaaki Enoki
- Naoto Takenaka
Soundtrack
The film's self-titled theme song was recorded by Sheree Jeacocke and released as a CD single by BMG Victor on October 21, 1990. Jeacocke herself makes an appearance in the beginning of the film.
Marketing
Hasegawa issued a "Best Guy" edition of their 1/48 scale F-15J Eagle model kit to promote the film.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Best Guy". AllCinema. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ↑ Hasegawa 1/48 F-15 Eagle "Best Guy"