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Availability: Special Order - We do not normally keep stock of this title onhand. Once you order it, we will order it from our supplier and ship it out to you. We do not bill you for Special Order items until they ship. You cannot cancel Special Order items after purchase. AKA: Heatwave Director: Hideo Gosha Producer: Okuyama Kazuyoshi Released: 1991 [Japan] Genre: Drama     Sub-Genre: Action/Adventure Collections:  Platinum Classics Collection Keywords:  Gambling || Gangs / Gangsters || Japan / Japanese || Murder || Orphan / Orphanage / Adoption || Restaurant / Chef

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Avg. Rating:	4.5 / 5 (based on 1 rating). What did you think of it?
Plot:	Jojima Orin is orphaned when Tsunejiro murders her father, and is later adopted and becomes a gambler just like her father. She meets Tsunejiro again at a party when she confronts the mob to take back the restaurant that rightfully belongs to her family.
Overview:	Affectionately directed by Hideo Gosha, the renowned director of "Three Outlaw Samurai" and "226", "Heat Wave" gives an immense portrayal of human sins and vainness of life. Jojima Orin is orphaned when Tsunejiro cruelly murders her father. She is later adopted by the Kosuji family, which runs a large restaurant called Yagumo in Kumamoto, and becomes a gambler just like her father once was. Orin meets Tsunejiro again in a gambling party when she resolves to confront the Iwabune mob and take back the Yagumo that rightfully belongs to her brother. "Heat Wave" features the Japanese Film Academy Best Actress Kanako Higuchi (of "Ronin-Gai" and "Bed Time Eyes") as the gambling expert Orin and Masahiro Motoki (of "Sumo Do, Sumo Don't") as Orin's brother Ichitaro. Both grievous and compelling, the film is considered as another of Gosha's masterworks.
Cast:	Kanako Higuchi  ||  Tatsuya Nakadai  ||  Masahiro Motoki  ||  Rino Katase (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	110 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Japanese
Subtitles:	ENGLISH, Chinese
Distributor:	Panorama Entertainment  [A Hong Kong-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
Features:	Anamorphic Widescreen Stereo Cast/Crew Info.