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{{short description|1964 film}}
Black Sun (黒い貸与) is a 1964 Nikkatsu film by [[Koreyoshi Kurahara]]. It features [[Tamio Kawachi]], [[Chico Roland]], [[Yuko Chishiro]], [[Hideji Otaki]], [[Shogen Nitta]], [[Zenji Yamada]], and [[Tatsuya Fuji]]. The movie follows a Jazz loving Japanese man, Mei, and his encounter with a black American GI, Gil.
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{{Infobox film
| name = Black Sun
| image = Black Sun 1964 poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = [[Koreyoshi Kurahara]]
| producer =
| writer = Nobuo Yamada (screenplay)
| starring = {{ubl|[[Tamio Kawachi]]|[[Chico Roland]]|[[Tatsuya Fuji]]}}
| music =
| cinematography = Mitsuji Kanau
| editing =
| studio = [[Nikkatsu]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1964|4|19}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
| budget =
}}
{{Nihongo|'''''Black Sun'''''|黒い太陽|Kuroi taiyō}} is a 1964 [[Nikkatsu]] film directed by [[Koreyoshi Kurahara]] based on a story by [[Tensei Kono]] and starring [[Tamio Kawachi]] and [[Chico Lourant]] (often cited as Chico Roland).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kinenote.com/main/public/cinema/detail.aspx?cinema_id=21335|title=黒い太陽|publisher=[[Kinema Junpo]]|accessdate=27 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japanese-cinema-db.jp/Details?id=9681|title=黒い太陽|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] 映画情報システム|accessdate=2 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movie.walkerplus.com/mv21154/|script-title=ja:黒い太陽(1964)|publisher=MovieWalker|accessdate=2013-10-31|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thetokyofiles.com/2015/04/13/chico-lourant-the-black-sun-of-shibuya/|title=Chico Lourant, the Black Sun of Shibuya チコ・ローラント, 渋谷黒い太陽|date=2015-04-13|work=the tokyo files 東京ファイル|access-date=2017-09-16|language=en-US}}</ref> The film had many of the same cast, crew, and characters as Kurahara's earlier film ''[[The Warped Ones]]''.

==Cast==
Source:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Black Sun|url=https://www.criterion.com/films/27761-black-sun|website=The Criterion Collection|language=en|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref>

* [[Tamio Kawachi]] as Akira
* [[Chico Roland]] as Gill
* [[Tatsuya Fuji]] as Akira's friend
* [[Shogen Shinda]] as the Engineer
* [[Yuko Chishiro]] as Yuki
* [[Hideji Ōtaki]] as Old Man of the Junk Shop
* [[Zenji Yamada]] as Owner

==Plot==
==Plot==
At the start of the film, Akira commits larceny and buys a jazz record, an upbeat recording of "Six Bits Blues". In town, he encounters civil insurrection following the killing of an American soldier, presumably by one of his colleagues who is now missing. When Akira returns to his home and his dog Monk in a half-destroyed church, the missing soldier appears from behind a curtain and points a gun at him. His leg is injured, supposedly by the real assailant's firearm. Since the soldier (Gill) is [[African-American]], Akira is convinced that he will appreciate the jazz record he bought and tries to use it as a way of communication. He plays a few songs on the record, but the G.I. responds badly and, in a fit of restlessness, attacks and kills Akira's dog.
The movie begins with Mei committing some thefts and buying a Jazz record. He runs into some commotion in town where there is an American GI being carted off dead, killed by another GI who is now on the run. Mei returns home, which is a half-destroyed church, and greets his dog Monk. All of a sudden the GI comes out from behind a curtain pointing a gun at Mei, he is injured in the leg. He is black and as such Mei is overjoyed! He thinks the man will love Jazz and tries to converse with him about it and plays some for him. However this only makes him angry and in the commotion Monk is killed. This upsets Mei. There are several more scenes where the American makes Mei angry and he says he won’t help him but in the end he always goes back to helping him, which the American doesn’t realize he is trying to help him. Eventually he understands and asks Mei to take him to the sea. On their way they become friends but run into the MPs. They find their way to the top of a building overlooking the sea where Gil, the American, ties himself to a balloon and asks Mei to cut the rope so that he can sail out to sea and see his mama. Mei reluctantly fulfills this request just before the MPs catch him and they watch as a dying Gil is floating out towards sea.

Eventually, the soldier asks Akira to take him to the sea, for unknown reasons, and on their way there, they form a bond and become close friends. However, eventually they encounter [[military police|MPs]]. In a moment of despair, the soldier sings "Six Bits Blues" as its original blues dirge, affecting Akira. Akira and Gill find their way to the top of a building, overlooking the sea, where Gill ties himself to a balloon. He asks Akira to cut the rope, hoping to float up in the air and from there, to see his mother one more time. Akira reluctantly fulfills his request and they all watch the soldier, buoyed on his airborne balloon, as he approaches the sea.

==Music==
The film featured music by the Japanese composer [[Toshiro Mayuzumi]].<ref>[[Toshiro Mayuzumi]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=February 2021}} and American jazz drummer [[Max Roach]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.criterion.com/films/27761-black-sun|title = Black Sun}}</ref>

==References==
==References==
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<references/>Koreyoshi Kurahara,"Black Sun",1964

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0781599|Black Sun}}
* {{JMDB title|1964|cn001050|黒い太陽}}
* [https://thetokyofiles.com/2015/04/13/chico-lourant-the-black-sun-of-shibuya/ Chico Lourant, the Black Sun of Shibuya] on The Tokyo Files

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Black Sun
Theatrical poster
Directed byKoreyoshi Kurahara
Written byNobuo Yamada (screenplay)
Starring
CinematographyMitsuji Kanau
Production
company
Release date
  • April 19, 1964 (1964-04-19)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Black Sun (黒い太陽, Kuroi taiyō) is a 1964 Nikkatsu film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara based on a story by Tensei Kono and starring Tamio Kawachi and Chico Lourant (often cited as Chico Roland).[1][2][3][4] The film had many of the same cast, crew, and characters as Kurahara's earlier film The Warped Ones.

Cast

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Source:[5]

Plot

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At the start of the film, Akira commits larceny and buys a jazz record, an upbeat recording of "Six Bits Blues". In town, he encounters civil insurrection following the killing of an American soldier, presumably by one of his colleagues who is now missing. When Akira returns to his home and his dog Monk in a half-destroyed church, the missing soldier appears from behind a curtain and points a gun at him. His leg is injured, supposedly by the real assailant's firearm. Since the soldier (Gill) is African-American, Akira is convinced that he will appreciate the jazz record he bought and tries to use it as a way of communication. He plays a few songs on the record, but the G.I. responds badly and, in a fit of restlessness, attacks and kills Akira's dog.

Eventually, the soldier asks Akira to take him to the sea, for unknown reasons, and on their way there, they form a bond and become close friends. However, eventually they encounter MPs. In a moment of despair, the soldier sings "Six Bits Blues" as its original blues dirge, affecting Akira. Akira and Gill find their way to the top of a building, overlooking the sea, where Gill ties himself to a balloon. He asks Akira to cut the rope, hoping to float up in the air and from there, to see his mother one more time. Akira reluctantly fulfills his request and they all watch the soldier, buoyed on his airborne balloon, as he approaches the sea.

Music

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The film featured music by the Japanese composer Toshiro Mayuzumi.[6][circular reference] and American jazz drummer Max Roach.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "黒い太陽". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ "黒い太陽". Agency for Cultural Affairs 映画情報システム. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. ^ 黒い太陽(1964) (in Japanese). MovieWalker. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
  4. ^ "Chico Lourant, the Black Sun of Shibuya チコ・ローラント, 渋谷黒い太陽". the tokyo files 東京ファイル. 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  5. ^ "Black Sun". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  6. ^ Toshiro Mayuzumi
  7. ^ "Black Sun".
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