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The Political Game (1989)
Directed by James Miki
Overview
This is James Miki’s first directorial work, and he is also the original writer and scriptwriter. Noritaka Sakamoto was in charge of photography, and Kentaro Haneda was in charge of music direction. It depicts how an honest candidate aiming for a clean election campaign gradually collapses in the face of various realities. Kiyokawa, the mayor of Higurashi City, died at his lover’s house. Yoshihiko announces that he will conduct a clean election campaign, but his sponsors and backers are reluctant.
Length 123 minutes
Actors
Masahiko Tsugawa | Mayumi Ogawa | Isao Hashizume | Hisano Yamaoka | TetsurÅ Tamba | Kei Suma | Nenji Kobayashi | Jun Inoue | Issei Ogata | Kisuke Yamashita | Sanpeita Mori | Tokujiro Namikoshi | Hiroshi Yagyu | Tatsuo Matsumura | Junko Sakurada | Yoko Nogiwa | Natsuko Migiwa | Kaori Moritani | Akiko Nomura | Machiko Washio | Yoneko Matsukane | Kazuyo Asari | Pinko Izumi | Tetsuko Kuroyanagi