Nuclear Gypsies (1985)
Barbara, a dancer, is coming home to Nagoya after a long absence. She lives above a bar in an area whose inhabitants are mainly from Okinawa. Upon her return, Barbara faces problems beyond her control. Her brother and two friends take one of their teachers hostage to extort money to go on a school trip. Miyazato, the man who loves Barbara is there, but not Aiko, her best friend. Miyazato, a yakuza and manager in a nuclear power plant has forced Aiko into prostitution for the workers of the plant. Barbara plans to help her escape from this hell. Aiko has been sent to Mihama. Without even thinking for a moment, Barbara decided to go see her friend.
Director:
Azuma Morisaki
Writers:
Kiyohide Ohara, Shoji Kondo, Azuma Morisaki.
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Mitsuko Baisho as |
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Yoshio Harada as |
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Mitsuru Hirata as |
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Tonpei Hidari as |
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Shigeru Izumiya as |
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Sabu Kawahara as |
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Nenji Kobayashi as |
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Toshie Kobayashi as |
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Koji Mizukami as |
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Kōju Ran as |
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Osamu Shigematu as |
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Taiji Tonoyama as |
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Tatsuo Umemiya as |
| Directing | Azuma Morisaki | Director |
| Writing | Kiyohide Ohara | Screenplay |
| Writing | Shoji Kondo | Screenplay |
| Sound | Ryudo Uzaki | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Azuma Morisaki | Screenplay |
| Camera | Takeshi Hamada | Director of Photography |