Farewell, Friend (1986)
Wataru and Makoto are two singers and on their way from a performance to an interview when they are ambushed. Their attackers, who identify themselves as the "Noblemen Squad" take Makoto hostage and leave Wataru and their female manager behind. Luckily, the manager's brother (Ren Osugi, here working under the pseudonym Kyoji Saeki) drops by and starts training Wataru so he can rescue his partner.
Director:
Shūji Kataoka
Writer:
Shūji Kataoka
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Jun'ichi Aoyama as |
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Shingo Kawasaki as |
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Ren Osugi as Kyoji Saeki |
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Takashi Tsukasa as |
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Kyoko Hashimoto as Kei, the manager |
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Makoto Sakuma as |
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Hitomi Ai as Bar madam |
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Jimmy Tsuchida as Gang leader |
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Kanichi Hiraga as Gang member |
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Yuji Motoi as |
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Masahiro Kasai as |
| Directing | Shūji Kataoka | Director |
| Writing | Shūji Kataoka | Screenplay |
| Directing | Ken Sueda | Assistant Director |
| Production | Shūji Kataoka | Producer |
| Editing | Shōji Sakai | Editor |
| Camera | Yōichi Shiga | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Yutaka Iwasaki | Gaffer |
| Sound | Shunsuke Nozawa | Songs |
| Directing | Ken Sueda | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Nobuharu Igarashi | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Atsuhiro Nabeshima | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Hidehito Ono | Assistant Gaffer |
| Editing | Nakamatsu Toshihiro | Color Timer |
| Production | Tatsuya Iwabuchi | Production Manager |
| Camera | Kin'ichi Tanaka | Still Photographer |