Ichirô Kojima
2021
ファンキーハットの快男児
Kinji Fukasaku
Shin'ichi Chiba, Hitomi Nakahara
Ichiro (Chiba) is a scrappy little sport in a big car and funny hat always looking for some fun and some extra cash on the side. He and his friends get themselves involved in some shady business dealings involving a kidnapping.
Man with the Funky Hat
ファンキーハットの快男児 ２千万円の腕
Kinji Fukasaku
Shin'ichi Chiba, Hitomi Nakahara
Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba returns as the reckless son of a private detective takes on the case of a minor league baseball pitcher who disappears right before signing a contract into the major leagues. Meanwhile, the body of an orthopedist is discovered in the river.
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
風来坊探偵 赤い谷の惨劇
Kinji Fukasaku
Shin'ichi Chiba, Harumi Sone
The great Sonny Chiba stars as Goro Saionji, a drifting thrill-seeker. Out to investigate a suspisious plane crash in the Red Valley, he uncovers a plot involving yakuza and a shady land developer to evict an old farmer off of his land to build a sky resort. Goro must now help the old farmer and his daughter and take those criminals on.
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
風来坊探偵 岬を渡る黒い風
Kinji Fukasaku
Shin'ichi Chiba, Shigemi Kitahara
Fukasaku and Chiba are back in a sequel filmed with the same cast and released just two weeks after the first film. This time the storyline is set in a small seaside town and the film favours detective and watadori film influences over westerns. Like its predecessor, the film runs barely over one hour and never drags. It’s a little less goofy, but doesn’t have as beautiful landscapes the first movie had. Not an especially good film, but for fans of Fukasaku and Chiba it’s an entertaining if flawed 60 minutes.
Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
