The Political Game

The Political Game

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  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

May 3, 1989

Runtime

2h 3m

Original Title

善人の条件

Production Companies

Shochiku

Director

James Miki

Description

This is James Miki's first directorial work, and he is also the original writer and scriptwriter. Noritaka Sakamoto was in charge of photography, and Kentaro Haneda was in charge of music direction. It depicts how an honest candidate aiming for a clean election campaign gradually collapses in the face of various realities. Kiyokawa, the mayor of Higurashi City, died at his lover's house. Yoshihiko announces that he will conduct a clean election campaign, but his sponsors and backers are reluctant.