Directed by:
Makoto TezukaScreenplay:
Hisako KurosawaCinematography:
Christopher DoyleComposer:
Ichiko HashimotoCast:
Gorō Inagaki, Fumi Nikaidou, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, 石橋静河, Eriko Watanabe, 美波, Moemi Katayama, Ryôsuke Ôtani, Kouzou Satou, Mame YamadaVOD (1)
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Barbara is an adult-orientated fantasy tale filled with love and the occult. Its story deals with the erotic and bizarre experiences of a famous novelist called Yosuke Mikura whose life is tossed upside down by a mysterious girl named Barbara. The controversial story, dealing with various taboos such as forbidden love, mystery, art, Eros, scandal and occultism, was said to have been impossible to be cinematized at the time of its original publication, but was made into a live-action film for the 90th Anniversary of Osamu Tezukas birth by his son Macoto Tezka. (Third Window Films)
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Gorō Inagaki
Japan
Best movies:
University of Laughs (2004)
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13 Assassins (2010)
Fumi Nikaidou
Japan
Best movies:
Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020)
Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
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Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Japan
Best movies:
Hanging Garden (2005)
Crows-Zero (2007)
Blue Spring (2001)
石橋静河
Japan
Best movies:
37 Seconds (2019)
Tezuka's Barbara (2019)
The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue (2017)
Eriko Watanabe
Japan
Best movies:
Memories of Tomorrow (2006)
Swing Girls (2004)
Dr. Akagi (1998)
美波
Japan
Best movies:
Battle Royale (2000)
Minamata (2020)
Her Granddaughter (2015)
Moemi Katayama
Japan
Best movies:
Shoplifters (2018)
Tezuka's Barbara (2019)
Ryôsuke Ôtani
Japan
Best movies:
Tezuka's Barbara (2019)
Kouzou Satou
Japan
Best movies:
Tezuka's Barbara (2019)
Mame Yamada
Japan
Best movies:
Blue Spring (2001)
9 Souls (2003)
Kingdom (2019)