The Political Game

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 3, 1989

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Shochiku

Cast

Issey Ogata,Kisuke Yamashita,Machiko Washio,Natsuko Migiwa,Masahiko Tsugawa,Isao Hashizume,Mayumi Ogawa,Akiko Nomura,Kei Suma,Hisano Yamaokaand 14 more

Director

James Miki

Writer

James Miki

Producer

Hiroshi Fukazawa

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0343211