Asian Beat: I Love Nippon

Asian Beat: I Love Nippon 1991

Commentary: The first work in the "Asian Beat" series, in which young directors from six Asian countries, including Japan, compete to create the same protagonist (Masatoshi Nagase). The main character "TOKIO" becomes involved in various incidents when he meets Banana, a Filipino girl who is a terrorist and holds top-secret information that will shake Japan. This work depicts the appearance of TOKIO and his escape from Japan.

  • Released: 1991-08-31
  • Runtime: 104 minutes
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  • Stars: Akira Shioji, Hiro Arai, Masatoshi Nagase, Haruko Wanibuchi, Ruby Moreno, Yukio Yamato
  • Director: Daisuke Tengan