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Battle Heater: Kotatsu (1989)

Country of Origin: Japan
Year of Production: 1989
Running Times: 93 mins
Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Producer: Osato Yokichi
Supervisor: Kawashima Toru

SCRIPT
Script: Joji Iida, Nakajima Goro
Comic: Mutsuki Mitsuo, Shimakawa AZ

DIRECTION
Director: Joji Iida

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Mizuno Nobumasa

MUSIC
Music: Bakufu Slump, Matsubara Yukihiro

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Koga Nobuaki

CAST
Pappara Kawai (Koike Michio)
Sanpuraza Nakano
Emoto Akira (Hama)
Okunuki Kaoru (Sano Kurumi)
Ogura Hisahiro (Shinda Mannen)
Tomita Yasuko (girl Mahjong player)
Muroi Shigeru (Shinda Hideko)
Komiya Takayasu (Osamu)
Ishii Kenichi (undertaker)
New Funky Sueyoshi
Barbecue Sawada
Dan Honda
Char-shu-men Kuroishi
Yamagiwa Yoshiko
Kishitani Goro (Sabii Saburou)
Katsurajima Hiroki
Satou Sei
Sakakibara Shiro (Sakakibara)
Imafuku Masao (Nakagawa)
Hara Hisako (Nakagawa's wife)
Kamon Tatsuo (doctor)
Miyake Yuji (teacher)

AVAILABILITY

Japan
Video Distributor: Bandai (BES-500)

UK
DVD Distributor: Artsmagic Ltd / Eastern Cult Cinema (WA055D)

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

UK
Rating: 12

TIMELINE

1989
November

3: Japan - theatrical release

2003
November

22: UK - DVD Distributor (Artsmagic Ltd / Eastern Cult Cinema (WA055D))


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