Ballads (1993)
The story of a young man who tragically lost his lover in a horriffic motorcycle accident. Now working at a video store and selling uncensored gay hardcore pornography under the counter, he one day discovers the worlds most bizarre snuff video... which happens to "star" a man who looks exactly like his dead lover. Pushed over the edge by this event, the protagonist goes on a violent rampage, attempting to murder everybody involved in the video's creation.
Director: Naoyuki Tomomatsu
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Zeeko Uchiyama as Male A |
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Naoyuki Tomomatsu as Matsuda |
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Hideki Oka as Yamamoto |
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Miyuki Hira as Yoko |
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Tomoaki Hamada as Male C |
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Hideo Hayashi as Male B |
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Hiroaki Matsukura as Boy A |
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Alice Sailor as Live house guest |
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Emi Eguchi as Announcer |
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Kôji Ômae as Video shop customer |
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Nureteru Ôbayashi as Boy C |
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Tatteru Ôbayashi as Boy B |
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Shirô Misawa as Hiroshi |
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Dan Takebashi as Sagawa |
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Kenji Yokoyama as Gun shop clerk |
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Tsuyoshi Kazuno as Doctor |
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Kamigamo as Subordinate |
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Hisao Hoshino as Policeman |
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Satoshi Imai as Forensic A |
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Kanako Nakatake as Female |
| Camera | Kenji Yokoyama | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Naoyuki Tomomatsu | Writer |
| Directing | Naoyuki Tomomatsu | Director |