Another Lonely Hitman

Another Lonely Hitman (新・悲しきヒットマン, Shin kanashiki hittoman) is a Japanese yakuza film directed by Rokurō Mochizuki starring Ryo Ishibashi and Asami Sawaki, who was making her film debut. The film was based on a novel by Yukio Yamanouchi who also appears as an actor in the film.[1][2] The Japanese title of the film begins with the character 新, shin (new), to distinguish this movie from a 1989 film 悲しきヒットマン (Lonely or Sad Hitman), also based on a novel by Yamanouchi but unrelated in plot.[2]

Another Lonely Hitman
Directed byRokurō Mochizuki
Screenplay byToshiyuki Morioka
Based onNovel by Yukio Yamanouchi
Music byKazutoki Umezu
CinematographyNaoaki Imaizumi
Release date
  • July 1, 1995 (1995-07-01)
Running time
105 min.
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot

After 10 years in prison, yakuza hitman Takashi Tachibana is returning to a new mob scene where his code of honor is outdated. The old violent gangs have now turned to drug dealing as their main business. His old mob presents him with a bundle of cash and Yuki, a call girl who is addicted to drugs as he once was. Tachibana falls for the girl and tries to rehabilitate her which eventually causes trouble with his own gang and rivals as well.

Cast
  • Ryo Ishibashi as Takashi Tachibana
  • Asami Sawaki as Yuki Tajima
  • Kazuhiko Kanayama as Yuji Takayama
  • Tatsuo Yamada as Shimoyama
  • Tetsuya Yūki as Hirakawa
  • Zenkichi Yoneyama as Wada
  • Toshiyuki Kitami as Mizohashi
  • Yukio Yamanouchi as Yoshimura

Release

The film was released theatrically in Japan on July 1, 1995.[1] A DVD version with English subtitles which included an interview with director Mochizuki came out May 31, 2005.[3]

Reception

At the 5th Japan Film Professional Awards, Another Lonely Hitman won the award for Best Film of 1995 and Rokurō Mochizuki was named Best Director. Ryo Ishibashi took the Best Actor award at the same ceremony.[4][5]

References
  1. "新・悲しきヒットマン" (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  2. "新・悲しきヒットマン" (in Japanese). MovieWalker. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  3. "Another Lonely Hitman". amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  4. "日本映画プロフェッショナル大賞1995年・第5回" [The 5th Japan Film Professional Awards in 1995]. allcinema (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  5. 第5回日本映画プロフェッショナル大賞. nichi-pro.filmcity.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-05-03.


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