Blue Tiger
Brief Synopsis
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After losing her son in a bloody Yakuza hit, a young mother slowly disintegrates into madness, but her recovery is triggered by the memory of one detail that distinguished her son's killer -- an elaborate tattoo of a blue tiger. She begins her own investigation and soon finds herself caught in the c
Cast & Crew
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Norberto Barba
Director
Virginia Madsen
Gina Hayes
Toru Nakamura
Seiji
Dean Hallo
Henry Soames
Ryo Ishibashi
Gan
Sal Lopez
Luis
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Crime
Thriller
Release Date
1994
Production Company
All Payments Services; Bts Payroll Services; Clairmont Camera, Inc.; Denmead Marketing; First Charter Bank; First Look Pictures; Fotokem Film & Video; HBO Network- Home Box Office; Hbo Entertainment; Hollywood Camera Cars; Howard Anderson Company; Larry Fioritto'S Special Effects Services; Magic Films & Video Works; Melrose Title And Optical Effects; Neo Motion Pictures; Oz Company (Japan); Ozla Pictures Inc.; Rhh/ Albert G Ruben & Company; Silver Screen Catering; Sound Trax Studios; Star Casting Service
Distribution Company
Overseas Filmgroup; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Toei Video Company
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 27m
Synopsis
After losing her son in a bloody Yakuza hit, a young mother slowly disintegrates into madness, but her recovery is triggered by the memory of one detail that distinguished her son's killer -- an elaborate tattoo of a blue tiger. She begins her own investigation and soon finds herself caught in the crossfire of a mob battle for control of a Southern California business operation.
Director
Norberto Barba
Director
Cast
Virginia Madsen
Gina Hayes
Toru Nakamura
Seiji
Dean Hallo
Henry Soames
Ryo Ishibashi
Gan
Sal Lopez
Luis
Yuji Okumoto
Sakagami
Harry Dean Stanton
Smith
Brenda Varda
Emily
François Chau
Sota
Henry Mortensen
Darin
Claudia Templeton
Nun
Toshishiro Obata
Kunimatsu
John Hannil
Pharmacist
Chris Derose
Detective
Thomas Boguski
Coroner
Chery Frey
Sherry
Dan Bradley
Turk
David C. Williams
Performer
Chris Brewster
Lead Person
Crew
John L Anderson
Rerecording
Greg Back
Sound Editor
Michael P Bacon
Special Makeup Effects
Lisa Bankert
Casting Associate
Keith Barefoot
Lighting Technician
Steve Belgard
Unit Publicist
Donna Beltz
Sound Editor
Caesar Bijou
Construction Coordinator
Thomas Boguski
Production Coordinator
W. K. Border
Executive Producer
Bernard Boudreau
Photography
Dan Bradley
Stunt Coordinator
Lisa Buono
Hair Stylist
Lisa Buono
Makeup Artist
Nina Canal
Scenic Artist
Markus Canter
Production Designer
Peter Carnahan
Property Master
Michael Cedar
Assistant Director
Dominick L Clark
Location Manager
Mark S Constance
Assistant Director
Adam Coon
Production Assistant
Chris Culliton
Electrician
June Czerwinski
Costume Designer
Brendan B Dawson
Transportation Coordinator
Steve Delollis
Special Effects
David Driver
Grip
Bob Enriquez
Production Accountant
Blake T. Evans
Director Of Photography (2nd Unit) (Photography)
Bryan Felty
Assistant Art Director
Kenn Ferro
Steadicam Operator
Jeffery Fisher
Assistant Property Master
Philip Fracassi
On-Set Dresser
Marianne Franco
Electrician
Leigh French
Voice Casting
Jorge Fuentes
Visual Effects
Rhys Fuller
Song
Nan Garcia-wood
Script Supervisor
Jennifer Getzinger
Script Supervisor
Eddie Gilroy
Rerecording
Bryan Gladstone
Foley Mixer
Larry Goeb
Sound Editor
George Groves
Rerecording
Sean T Hanham
Grip
Scott Hankins
Costume Supervisor
Greg Hewett
Key Grip
Robin Hewitt
Production Accountant
Jeremy Hoenack
Sound Editor
Takashige Ichise
From Story
Takashige Ichise
Executive Producer
Judi Jensen
Costume Supervisor
Jeanne Joe
Production Coordinator
Tucker Johnston
Property Master
Martin Kitrosser
Script Supervisor
Jerry L Knight
Transportation Coordinator
Aki Komine
Producer
Tatsuya Kunimatsu
Production Consultant
Silvi Labrador
Makeup Assistant
Silvi Labrador
Hair Assistant
Lincoln Lageson
Assistant Director
Mike Leahy
Producer
Bill Leeb
Song
Rose Librizzi
Makeup
Rose Librizzi
Hair
Laurence Manly
Assistant Camera Operator
Todd Masters
Makeup
Bruce Mattox
Special Effects
Richard Maxey
Dolly Grip
George Maxwell
Electrician
George Maxwell
Electrician
Raquel Caballes Maxwell
Production Manager
Raquel Caballes Maxwell
Post-Production Supervisor
Edward Mazurek
Location Manager
Anthony T O Mazzola
Transportation Captain
Louis Shaw Milito
Assistant Director
Ray Morfino
Color Timer
Josh Mott
Craft Service
Nicholas K Nicholsky
Dolly Grip
Neal Noonan
Production Accountant
Brett O'mara
Scenic Artist
Alicja E Oleszczuk
Associate Producer
Carlo Ontal
Photography
Nikki Parker
Publicity
John Paskiewicz
Camera Operator
Michael Payne
Sound Editor
Joann Perritano
Unit Production Manager
Don Phillips
Casting
Don Phillips
Co-Producer
Anthony Rivero Stabley
Art Director
Anthony Rivero Stabley
Visual Effects
Caroline Ross
Editor
Jason Rothkowitz
Camera
Mike Saad
Assistant Camera Operator
Mike Saad
Camera
Nick Tetsuya Sakagami
Production Associate
Miguel Angel Sanchez
Electrician
Mary Santiago
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Larry Scharf
Sound Mixer
Paul Schmidt
Assistant Camera Operator
Ronald J Schmidt
Assistant Production Coordinator
Mark Shelton
Director Of Photography (Miniature Explosion Unit)
Kathryn Shenanek
Costume Designer
Barnaby Shepherd
Boom Operator
Ian Slater
Assistant Editor
David Slodki
Electrician
Neil Smith
Pyrotechnics
Joel Soisson
Executive Producer
Joel Soisson
Screenwriter
Laurant Soriano
Assistant Camera Operator
Debbie Starkman
Foley Artist
Joel Steiner
Supervisor
Sabrina Stephenson
Sound Editor
David Taylor
Assistant Camera Operator
Etienne Terblanche
Assistant Camera Operator
Gretchen Thona
Foley Artist
Jim Towler
Scenic Artist
Chris Trillo
Best Boy
Chris Walling
Director Of Photography
Thomas White
Adr Mixer
David C. Williams
Original Music
David C. Williams
Music
Dan Winthrop
Visual Effects
Joseph Zappala
Sound Designer
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Crime
Thriller
Release Date
1994
Production Company
All Payments Services; Bts Payroll Services; Clairmont Camera, Inc.; Denmead Marketing; First Charter Bank; First Look Pictures; Fotokem Film & Video; HBO Network- Home Box Office; Hbo Entertainment; Hollywood Camera Cars; Howard Anderson Company; Larry Fioritto'S Special Effects Services; Magic Films & Video Works; Melrose Title And Optical Effects; Neo Motion Pictures; Oz Company (Japan); Ozla Pictures Inc.; Rhh/ Albert G Ruben & Company; Silver Screen Catering; Sound Trax Studios; Star Casting Service
Distribution Company
Overseas Filmgroup; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Toei Video Company
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 27m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States December 1, 1994
Aired in United States May 1994
Released in United States on Video February 28, 1995
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 12-23, 1994.
Estimated budget: $4,000,000
Began shooting July 6, 1993.
Completed shooting August 4, 1993.
First Look Pictures is a division of Overseas Film Group.
