Shôji Ishibashi
2021
トラック野郎 御意見無用
Noribumi Suzuki
Bunta Sugawara, Junko Natsu
The first of many movies featuring the lighthearted adventures of two truck drivers. Momojiro and his best friend Kinzo take to the road on their cargo trucks impressing each other with their skills in driving fast and evading the police while transporting commodities throughout the country. Chance encounters with people along the way help them to come to terms with events clouding their past and offer them a shot at redemption.
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
太陽の子 てだのふあ
Kirio Urayama
Harumi Harada, Chōichirō Kawarasaki
A couple originally from Okinawa run an inexpensive restaurant in Kobe, with their grade-school daughter, Fuuchan. The movie depicts the warm interaction between her and adults that grew up with the rough history of Okinawa and discrimination from the mainland. Shots partly on location at beach of Itoman, Yogi Park and Hateruma Island. This is the movie version of the well-known novel by Kenjiro Haitani.
Child of the Sun
