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Japanese star Dean Fujioka Produces and Stars in Cult Film “Pure Japanese” – From 17th July 2022 on Amazon Prime Video

Japanese actor / singer / multi-lingual culture star , produces and stars in a brand new cult film ‘Pure Japanese' out now globally via Amazon Prime Video. For genre fans, fed on a steady diet of Tarantino and Takeshi Miike, ‘Pure Japanese' offers wry introspection, irreverent socio-cultural commentary and a heady dose of pulp violence thrown in for good measure. 

Dean says: “When I was based abroad, I never thought that I would come back and live in Japan again. I even thought about changing my nationality, but guided by a mysterious power, my life made a fresh start in Japan. However, Japanese society wasn't exactly welcoming. What does it mean to be a Japanese in the society today? Is it the blood? Nationality? If Japanese language is the OS to control the mind and action of those who speak, maybe our lives are just a vehicle for that OS. After numerous meetings, script revisions and fateful encounter with the director Matsunaga, with great help from the cast and staff, we were able to complete the project in this difficult time of pandemic. It is as action movie which takes place in present time Japan at a fictional historical theme park and its neighbouring society. There are so many iconic Japanese elements in the movie like ninjas, JK (Japanese high school girls) and yakuza that once strange yet familiar.”

On this film, Dean teams up with , one of the most up-and-coming star in the Japanese movie industry, and award-winning director  (Pieta in the Toilet, Hanalei Bay and more). Matsunaga first received international acclaim at various film festivals with the documentary Pyuupiru (2011) and later won numerous awards with Pieta in the Toilet (2015). With his personal experience of studying abroad, Matsunaga directed the film with the real outside view looking into Japan and the Japanese people. Original script written for this film is by  (best known as a director and writer of the film Gassoh)

The film is a “classic crime suspense x boy-meets-girl” with a twist. Which face is his true self? You can't get your eyes off of the violence action by an addictive bilateral character played by Dean. Make sure to check it out on Amazon Prime Video!

Synopsis
Unsociable action actor, Daisuke Tateishi (Dean Fujioka) is wholly devoted to the Japanese culture. whose strange personality has led him to live a lonely life. One day, he happens to help a high school student Ayumi (Aju Makita), who is harassed by a Chinese broker and yakuza due to the land where she and her grandfather lives. Though Daisuke's past traumas from the incident at the Hollywood movie set have rendered him to fight, to protect Ayumi, his madness kicks back in.

Original theatrical release: Jan. 28, 2022
Casts: Dean Fujioka, Aju Tokita
Director: Daishi Matsunaga
Script Writer: Tatsuo Kobayashi
Producer: Dean Fujioka
Production: Amuse Inc.
Production Support: BRIDGEHEAD INC.
Creative Production: Thefool Inc.
Distributor: Amuse assisted by The Klockworx

About the author

Adriana Rosati

On paper I am an Italian living in London, in reality I was born and bread in a popcorn bucket. I've loved cinema since I was a little child and I’ve always had a passion and interest for Asian (especially Japanese) pop culture, food and traditions, but on the cinema side, my big, first love is Hong Kong Cinema. Then - by a sort of osmosis - I have expanded my love and appreciation to the cinematography of other Asian countries. I like action, heroic bloodshed, wu-xia, Shaw Bros (even if it’s not my specialty), Anime, and also more auteur-ish movies. Anything that is good, really, but I am allergic to rom-com (unless it’s a HK rom-com, possibly featuring Andy Lau in his 20s)"

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