Shatterer

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Shatterer
Directed byTonino Valerii
Screenplay by
Produced by[1]
Starring
CinematographyGiulio Albonico[1]
Edited byAntonio Siciliano[1]
Music byTot Taylor[1]
Production
companies
  • Unachi Corporation S.r.l.
  • Watanabe Production/Film Select[1]
Distributed byToho[1]
Release date
  • 13 June 1987 (1987-06-13) (Japan)
  • 1992 (1992) (Italy)
Running time
110 minutes[1]
Countries

Shatterer (Japanese: シャタラー, Hepburn: Shataraa) is a 1987 film directed by Tonino Valerii.

Production[]

Shatterer was produced with Japanese funding.[3] Producer Asao Kumada got in contact with director Tonino Valerii after being suggested to him by .[3] Shepherd had previously met with Valerii on the set of The Best of Enemies and again on Day of Anger where he was Giuliano Gemma's dialogue coach.[3]

Valerii did not like Kumada's story for the film involving the mafia taking over a nearly bankrupt steel mill that is saved by a Japanese team.[3] Valerii stated that it was absurd for the mafia to attempt to take over a company that was at a loss and read about a car engine that would work for less fuel was being tested on and suggested Kumada to make a story about that.[3] Valerii stated that "it was an unlikely story, but it worked well in Japan."[3] was cast in the film, but was not the first choice for the role.[4] She had the interview with Tonino Valerii right after finishing work on Lamberto Bava's film Graveyard Disturbance.[4] On working with Kikkawa, who was a popular star in Japan at the time, Ring stated that he had limited English and felt bad for him on set.[5]

Shooting for the film took place in early 1987 at Empire Studios in Rome and later in Sicily.[6] Co-production requirements demanded a Japanese lead, which was played by singer Koji Kikkawa which was meant to be a stepping stone into the Western market.[6] Japanese sources state that Kikkawa was originally cast as the films hero, but his role was changed during film and after the death of executive producer , Valerii changed the story and gave more screen time to Forest.[6] Forest denied this.[6]

Release[]

Shatterer was released in Japan on 13 June 1987 where it was distributed by Toho.[1] The film was apparently dubbed into English and presented with Japanese subtitles for this release.[1] According to Ring, the response in Japan was of disappointment because of prominent amount of screen time for Forest and lack of screen time for Kikkawa.[7]

The film was not submitted to the Italian board of censors, but was broadcast on Italian television in 1992 as the Sicilian Connection.[2]

The soundtrack was released by .[2]

References[]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Galbraith IV 2008, p. 356.
  2. ^ a b c Curti 2016, p. 201.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Curti 2016, p. 130.
  4. ^ a b Curti 2016, p. 180.
  5. ^ Curti 2016, p. 181.
  6. ^ a b c d Curti 2016, p. 131.
  7. ^ Curti 2016, p. 183.

Sources[]

  • Curti, Roberto (2016). Tonino Valerii: The Films. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476626185.
  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743. Retrieved October 29, 2013.

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