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Tribute to Kinji Fukasaku

Message from Space

Kinji Fukasaku

Japan1978 105min 35mm Color

Synopsis

In this Star Wars take-off, the peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother rather than the Emperor. King Kaiba sends out eight Liabe holy seeds, each to be received by a chosen one to defend the Gavanas. Each recipient, ranging from hardened General Garuda to Gavana Prince Hans to young Terrans Meia, Kido, and Aaron all have different reactions to being chosen.

Diretor

Kinji Fukasaku

Kinji Fukasaku is the director of Toei's legendary yakuza series, <Battles Without Honor and Humanity>. He worked as an assistant director at Toei from 1953 until 1961, when he burst into the limelight with the daring film noir, <Greed In Broad Daylight>(1961). Fukasaku worked tirelessly thereafter, often making 3 films in a year. <Battles Without Honor and Humanity> broke box office records, turned the yakuza genre upside down and placed the director in the pantheon of Japanese masters