Action ·Romance ·Crime · Japan · 1987 · 1h 35m

The Shinjuku Love Story

新宿純愛物語

Director

Cast

Toru Nakamura as Ichijoji Mina Ichijôji as Mari Obana Izumi Igarashi as Yumi Harada Kai Ato as Tashiro Yasuo Daichi as Tazaki Yutaka Enatsu as Katsumada

Crew

Takeshi Hamada — Director of Photography Shinji Yamada — Editor Kimio Nomura — Original Music Composer Takashi Tsushimi — Original Music Composer Machiko Nasu — Screenplay Jotaro Kuwahara — Novel

Tagline

Love Story Of Shinjuku, of a fugitive man that falls inlove with a upperclass daughter

Synopsis

Ichijoji is a street punk who stumbles across Mari and her cat. Mari and Ichijoji immediately fall in love but are chased by both yakuza and corrupt cops.

Mood & Themes

forbidden love fugitive

Key Collaborators

Hiroyuki Nasu Director Takeshi Hamada Director of Photography Shinji Yamada Editor Kimio Nomura Original Music Composer Takashi Tsushimi Original Music Composer Machiko Nasu Screenplay Jotaro Kuwahara Novel Katsuhiko Aoki Producer Yasuhiro Hasegawa Producer Mitsuru Kurosawa Producer

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