The Leading Hand (1996)
Signals like the moon, streetlights like stars. The camera warmly captures the winter night roads, and the director's eye is also that of a director looking at two people who are more than friends but less than lovers. When Sakai chooses what is most important to him without hesitation, i.e. when he accepts the responsibility of loving her, the period in which she "had chosen" to leave him gives the story a deeper depth. A film that uses unrealistic motifs but depicts the birth of happiness in a sufficiently realistic way.
Director: Masahiro Muramatsu
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Ai Katsuta as |
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Taro Seo as |
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Masahiro Okubo as |
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Hiro Sasaki as |
| Directing | Masahiro Muramatsu | Director |
| Editing | Masahiro Muramatsu | Editor |
| Sound | Miyaji Hiroshi | Sound |
| Sound | Mukai Takahito | Sound |
| Lighting | Nezu Shinya | Lighting Artist |
| Sound | Fujii Akihisa | Sound |
| Lighting | Hiroshima Tetsuya | Lighting Artist |
| Production | Takahashi Mami | Production Manager |
| Sound | Taro Seo | Music |
| Camera | Hanayama Junko | Camera Technician |
| Camera | Tajima Katsuji | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Masahiro Muramatsu | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Takei Naoshi | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Toshimi Takehana | Original Music Composer |