The New Morning of Billy the Kid (1986)
All the protagonists move about in a Tokyo Bar that has an entire wall taken up with a black-and-white reproduction of a photo of Monument Valley. The action starts as Billy the Kid, in full living color, walks out of the photo and gets a job as a waiter. Along with him on the working staff are a samurai straight out of the history books, a G.I. from World War II, and several other anachronistic characters. The plot (as such) revolves around keeping away the brutal mobsters and thugs who dominate the city streets outside of the bar, making the tavern safe for its easily recognized facsimiles of well-known characters.
Director:
Naoto Yamakawa
Writers:
Genichirō Takahashi, Naoto Yamakawa.
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Yoshiki Arizono as |
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Makoto Ayukawa as Sasaki |
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Yoshio Harada as Harry Callahan |
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Toshiyuki Hosokawa as Mystery man |
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Renji Ishibashi as Bartender |
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Shin'ichirô Kurimoto as Professor |
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Hiroshi Mikami as Billy |
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Yuji Miyake as News Anchorman |
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Shigeru Muroi as Miyuki Nakajima |
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Takashi Naito as Musashi Miyamoto |
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Kōen Okumura as Old man |
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Mark Oriani as Ryan |
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Masayuki Shionoya as Bruce Springsteen |
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Rokkō Toura as Marx |
| Camera | Kenji Takama | Director of Photography |
| Production | Akira Morishige | Producer |
| Editing | Akira Suzuki | Editor |
| Sound | Senji Horiuchi | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Terumi Hosoishi | Production Design |
| Directing | Naoto Yamakawa | Director |
| Sound | Shūichi Chino | Music |
| Directing | Yoshiho Fukuoka | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Genichirō Takahashi | Original Story |
| Writing | Genichirō Takahashi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Naoto Yamakawa | Screenplay |