Evil Spirits of Japan

Nippon no akuryo

Japan

1970

90 Min

Black and White

1.33:1

Japanese

Currently 4.0/5 Stars.
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PROD Hôsuke Fukuichi, Masayuki Nakajima

SCR Kazumi Takahashi, Yoshiyuki Fukuda

CAST Yôsuke Enomoto, Tatsumi Hijikata, Eiko Horii, Hideo Kanze, Akemi Nara, Kei Satô, Michiko Takahashi, Tatsuo Takahashi, Taiji Tonoyama, Fumio Watanabe

MUSIC Yoshio Hayakawa, Nobuyasu Okabayashi

A yakuza bodyguard and a police office ex-student activist looks so alike, they decide to switch their positions. By the director of Assassination of Ryoma, and produced by the famous ATG. —wildgrounds.com

Director

Kazuo Kuroki

Born in 1930 in Matsuzaka, Mie Prefecture. Joined Iwanami Productions in 1954 as an assistant director, soon becoming a director from 1957 of many documentaries including Hokkaido, My Love (screened at YIDFF ’93). Started his independent career in 1962. Made his first feature, Silence Has No Wings in 1965. Regarded as one of the most prominent filmmakers of the Art Theater Guild in the 1970s, with such masterpieces as The Assassination of Ryoma (1974) and Warming Up for the Festival (1975) earning critical acclaim. After Roningai (1990), Kuroki returned to critical acclaim with his new film Pickpocket in 2000. Currently making his next film, Kirishima 1945. —YIDFF