Drama ·Crime · Japan · 1991 · 1h 46m

Heat Wave

陽炎

Heat Wave poster
Director
Hideo Gosha
Cast
Kanako Higuchi as Rin Jyoshima Tatsuya Nakadai as Tsunejiro Murai Keiko Oginome as Koyoshi Masahiro Motoki as Ichitaro Kosugi Rino Katase as Chiyoharu Naoto Takenaka as Yasugoro
Crew
Fujio Morita — Director of Photography Isamu Ichida — Editor Masaru Satō — Original Music Composer Kōji Takada — Screenplay Yoshinobu Nishioka — Producer
Synopsis

Rin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she's grown up in the Kosugi household and has fallen victim to gambling herself.

Mood & Themes
japantattoogamblinggangsteryakuzarestaurantelitemurdermafiadebtcontestshōwa era (1926-89)
Key Collaborators
Hideo Gosha Director Fujio Morita Director of Photography Isamu Ichida Editor Masaru Satō Original Music Composer Kōji Takada Screenplay Yoshinobu Nishioka Producer
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