Tatsuya Irie Movies
In this international action thriller, Paul Racine (Christopher Lambert) is an American salesman with a computer firm who is in Japan on business. While spending an evening in a bar, he meets Kirina (Joan Chen), a beautiful but mysterious woman. Paul buys Kirina a drink, one thing leads to another, and he ends up spending the night with her. However, when Paul returns to her room to retrieve a set of keys he left behind, he discovers that Kirina is being murdered by Kinjo (John Lone), the master of a cult of bloodthirsty ninjas. Kinjo informs Karina that no one has ever seen his face and lived, so when Paul witnesses Kirina's execution and the face Kinjo hides behind his mask, he's a marked man. With the help of Takeda (Yoshio Harada), an experienced ninja fighter, Paul learns how to defend himself against his new adversaries as he plots a final showdown with the deadly Kinjo. The Hunted represented something of a reunion for John Lone and Joan Chen, who previously starred together in The Last Emperor. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Christopher Lambert, John Lone, (more)
- 1989
This first film effort by writer/director Tosuke Sato has nothing to do with fruit or firearms; instead, it is a variation on themes most commonly explored in fantasy films. Cramming for their college entry exams, three high-school students make the acquaintance of an elderly sprite (Tatsuya Irie). He informs the trio that all the knowledge in the world means nothing if one is unable to dream. Only in dreams can one escape the pressures of modern life. Yes, he's right; will the studious threesome subscribe to his philosophy? ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Masayuki Yui, Hiroyuki Hara, (more)
