Shanghai Rhapsody
| Shanghai Rhapsody | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Kinji Fukasaku |
| Screenplay by | Kinji Fukasaku Yōzō Tanaka |
| Story by | Ren Saitō (musical) |
| Cinematography | Keiji Maruyama |
| Music by | Nobuyoshi Koshibe |
Release date |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Shanghai Rhapsody (上海バンスキング, Shanghai bansu kingu) is a 1984 Japanese musical drama film directed by Kinji Fukasaku, adapted from the 1979 musical of the same name.[1]
It received multiple nominations at the 8th Japan Academy Film Prize, including Director of the Year and Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Keiko Matsuzaka).[2]
Cast
- Keiko Matsuzaka as Madoka Masaka a.k.a. "Madonna"
- Morio Kazama as Shirō Hatano
- Mitsuru Hirata as Shinzō Hirota
- Isao Natsuyagi as Shirai
- Etsuko Shihomi as Lin Zhuli a.k.a. "Lily"
- Ryūdō Uzaki as Matsumoto Wataru a.k.a. "Bakumatsu"
- Noboru Mitani as Mr. Ho
- Ken Frankel as Larry
Other credits
- Art Direction:
- Kyohei Morita
- Yutaka Yokoyama
- Assistant Director: Hideo Nanbu
- Sound recordist: Kazuhisa Takahashi
References
- ^ "上海バンスキング" [Shanghai bansu kingu] (in Japanese). Theater League. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ "第8回日本アカデミー賞" [8th Japan Academy Film Prize] (in Japanese). Japan Academy Film Prize Association. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
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