Boiling Point (1990)
Overview
Masaki, a baseball player and gas-station attendant, gets into trouble with the local Yakuza and goes to Okinawa to get a gun to defend himself. There he meets Uehara, a tough gangster, who is in serious debt to the yakuza and planning revenge.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 7.489 |
Directed By
Takeshi Kitano
Crew
Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano
Hisao Nabeshima
Kazuyoshi Okuyama
Toshio Taniguchi
Kikuo Notomi
Hitoshi Takaya
Makoto Tsugawa
Yoshie Hamada
Katsumi Yanagijima
TOP CAST
Yûrei Yanagi
Masaki
Yuriko Ishida
Sayaka
Takeshi Kitano
Uehara
Guadalcanal Taka
Takashi Iguchi
Dankan
Kazuo
Makoto Ashikawa
Akira
Hisashi Igawa
Otomo
Johnny Ohkura
Minamizaka
Eri Fuse
Fumiyo
Katsuo Tokashiki
Tamagi
Hitoshi Ozawa
Kanai
Rasshâ Itamae
Takuya
Tsumami Edamame
Saburou
Bannai Matsuo
Naoya
Rakkyo Ide
Hajime
Meijin Serizawa
Makoto
Kengakusha Akiyama
Gas Pump Attendant
Naoko Shinohara
Sumiyo
Etsushi Toyokawa
Okinawa-Rengou Kumichou
Kenji Shiiya
Henchman 1
Makoto Tsugawa
Henchman 2
Shinobu Tsuruta
Gas Station Boss
Naotaka Hanai
Rich Kid on Motorcycle
Fumizou Tachibanaya
Henna
Jennifer Baer
Woman on the Beach
Ronnie Santana
American Gun Dealer
Bengal
Muto
Shû Minagawa
Tankrolly's Driver
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