요코하마 BJ 블루스

요코하마 BJ 블루스 (1981)

ヨコハマＢＪブルース

요코하마(横浜) 변두리의 초라한 바에서 매일밤 노래를 부르는 BJ는 노래만으로는 목구멍에 풀칠하기 어려워 생활을 위해 사립탐정 비스꼬롬한 부업을 해서 푼돈을 벌고 있었다. 그런 어느날, 실종된 소년 "아키라(明)"의 행방을 찾아달라는 의뢰를 받은 BJ는 소년의 소재를 파악해 내지만, 소년은 게이인 어둠의 조직의 보스의 남창이 되어 있었다. 다음날, 오랜만에 재회한 뉴욕 시절의 절친 형사 "무쿠 케이스케(椋圭介)"가 눈 앞에서 저격되어 살해당하고, BJ를 어쩐 일인지 안좋게 여기던 "무쿠"의 동료형사 "베니타니 사토시(紅谷悟志)"에게 살인용의로 취조란 명목의 린치를 당한다. 게다가, 어둠의 조직으로부터도 마약거래를 하는 조직의 메카니즘을 건드렸다는 이유로 목숨을 위협받는 등 BJ는 궁지에 빠지는데...

개봉일
1981-04-25
TMDB
7.8 / 10 (8)
상영 시간(분)
1시간 52분
장르
범죄, 미스터리, 드라마
감독
工藤栄一

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Yokohama BJ Blues is a 1981 Japanese neo-noir mystery crime thriller film directed by Eiichi Kudo and written by Shōichi Maruyama, based on an idea by Yūsaku Matsuda. It is a loose remake of The Long Goodbye (1973), while also incorporating elements of Luchino Visconti's Death in Venice (1971) and William Friedkin's Cruising (1980). The film tells the story of a blues singer moonlighting as a private detective who is accused of murder and must clear his name. Yūsaku Matsuda stars in the lead role, in addition to Mari Henmi, Keizō Kanie, Toby Kadoguchi and Haruko Mabuchi. Japanese rock band Creation composed the film's soundtrack, with several of its songs performed by Matsuda.

Background

Matsuda had wanted to make a film with director Kudo for several years. Yokohama BJ Blues was a departure for both of them, marking a shift towards more dramatic fare for Matsuda, while allowing Kudo to work outside the samurai genre for which he was well known at the time. It was shot entirely on location in Yokohama.

Yokohama BJ Blues was produced by Toei Central Film, a subsidiary of Toei focused on making program pictures for the company's smaller theaters. Most of its productions were pink films and imported features, though they also funded smaller domestic productions, typically shot in a few weeks on budgets of less than ¥30 million.

Screenwriter Maruyama had worked with Matsuda on several previous projects. Matsuda approached him with the story idea after watching the American film Cruising. Maruyama suggested Yokohama as the setting due to its crime problem, as well as the city's multicultural identity, which would allow for a diverse cast of characters.

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