Kidnapping Blues
1982, Japanese. Directed by Shinpei Asai.
A man and a little girl meet in a bicycle parking in Tokyo. The little girl says she wants to watch the sea, and their travel begins. The man does not intend to be a kidnapper – he asks the girl to phone her mother and tell her she's with him. During their trip they meet various people, but they always must continue on, lest the man be arrested.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Shinpei AsaiDirector
- TamoriR
- Mai YamatoYoung Girl
- Yumiko FujitaMaiden
- Jūzō ItamiWalking Man
- Takuzō KawataniFarmer
- Hōsei KomatsuPawn Shop Guy
- Nobuko MiyamotoThe Inn's Daughter
- Kaori MomoiYoung Girl's Mother
- Hideo MurotaDrunken Guest
- Chin NaitôPrize Shop Owner
- Jinpachi NezuDrunken Guest
- Kihachi OkamotoIzakaya Guest
Details
- Released
- 9 October 1982
- Original title
- キッドナップ・ブルース
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Shinpei Asai
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Kidnapping Blues runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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Kidnapping Blues isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 October 1982. (Checked 6 November 2026.)
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Who directed Kidnapping Blues?
Kidnapping Blues (1982) was directed by Shinpei Asai and stars Tamori, Mai Yamato, Yumiko Fujita.