Chinpira
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Shinji Aoyama
Takao Osawa
Reiko Kataoka
Chikako Aoyama
Ryo Ishibashi
Ken Mitsuishi
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Centering on a young drifter almost casually drawn into violence--a crime drama about a boy and a man equally ill-equipped for criminal life and straight society. Neither wants to be a Yakuza, but normal life presents problems.
Director
Shinji Aoyama
Cast
Takao Osawa
Reiko Kataoka
Chikako Aoyama
Ryo Ishibashi
Ken Mitsuishi
Susumu Terajima
Crew
Makoto Ayuakawa
Isao Ishii
Naoki Kai
Shoji Kaneko
Toshiyuki Morioka
Katsuaki Nagasawa
Takamasa Nakayama
Takayuki Nitta
Akimoto Okagawa
Masahiro Onaga
Yasuaki Takiguchi
Akira Tsuburaya
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States August 1997
Released in United States November 1996
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 29 - February 9, 1997.
Shown at Thessaloniki International Film Festival (International Competition) November 8-17, 1996.
Sophomore feature effort for Shinji Aoyama, made shortly after his debut "Helpless" (Japan/1996).
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 29 - February 9, 1997.)
Released in United States August 1997 (Shown in Los Angeles (James Bridges Theater) as part of program "Electric Shadows '97: A Pan-Asian Film Festival" August 1997.)
Released in United States November 1996 (Shown at Thessaloniki International Film Festival (International Competition) November 8-17, 1996.)
