Asian Beat: I Love Nippon (1991)
Commentary: The first work in the "Asian Beat" series, in which young directors from six Asian countries, including Japan, compete to create the same protagonist (Masatoshi Nagase). The main character "TOKIO" becomes involved in various incidents when he meets Banana, a Filipino girl who is a terrorist and holds top-secret information that will shake Japan. This work depicts the appearance of TOKIO and his escape from Japan.
Director:
Daisuke Tengan
Writer:
Daisuke Tengan
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Masatoshi Nagase as |
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Ruby Moreno as |
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Haruko Wanibuchi as |
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Yukio Yamato as |
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Akira Shioji as |
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Hiro Arai as |
| Camera | Hatsuhiko Okada | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Osamu Tanaka | Editor |
| Writing | Atsuji Kaneko | Original Concept |
| Sound | Hidehiko Urayama | Music |
| Directing | Daisuke Tengan | Director |
| Writing | Kaizo Hayashi | Original Concept |
| Writing | Daisuke Tengan | Screenplay |
| Writing | Arata Tendo | Original Concept |