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Samurai Fiction

NAKANO Hiroyuki

Japan1998111min 35mm Color

Synopsis

Kajamatsuri originally hired to guard the treasured blade of Shogun disappears with the treasure. Kanzen tries to hide this making up the fake blade while Heijiro who found out the truth sets out to find Kajamatsuri but takes it in the shorts. (2th edition, winner of Best film)

Diretor

NAKANO Hiroyuki

Born in 1958, Hiroshima-born Nakano founded TIRREL Corporation, the first music video production company in Japan. He made a feature directorial debut with Samurai Fiction which received the praises as a “rock’n roll samurai film”. He directed various genres films including Stereo Future (2001) and Time Scoop Hunter (2013).