Riiman Blues (1999)
The protagonist is an ordinary salaryman who hides his gayness from the company and the world. However, he has a live-in lover. The boyfriend is a freelancer who is enjoying being gay. The film quietly and firmly depicts the happy life of these two, sex, the battle with the world for being gay, and the sudden separation.
Director:
Yukio Kitazawa
Writer:
Yukio Kitazawa
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Seiji Nakamitsu as Kiichiro |
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Motoko Sasaki as Lesbian in fake marriage |
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Kazu Itsuki as |
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Hitoshi Ikeda as Kazuo, the boyfriend |
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Kenichi Kôbe as Section chief |
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Sayuri Shinohara as Lesbian's girlfriend, a nurse |
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Kuniaki Karasawa as |
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Mamoru Inagaki as |
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Karashi Nashidama as |
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Jiro Haitani as |
| Directing | Yukio Kitazawa | Director |
| Writing | Yukio Kitazawa | Screenplay |
| Editing | Yukio Kitazawa | Editor |
| Sound | Taoka | Music |
| Lighting | Hiroyuki Watanoha | Gaffer |
| Directing | Hideo Jojo | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Teiichi Hori | First Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Masahiko Ogura | Assistant Gaffer |
| Camera | Makoto Sueyoshi | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Katsuji Oyamada | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Hatsutarô Satô | Still Photographer |