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Cast
Kenichi Kaneda
as Shuhei Motegi
Satoshi Sadanaga
as Toshiro Karasawa
Mirai Hayashi
as Kaori Tasaka
Koji Tanaka
as Koji Motegi
Ken Ogata
as Rintaro Motegi (Shuhei's Father)
Kyōko Enami
as Akiko Akutsu (Shuhei's Mother)
Hiroshi Mikami
as Tsutomu Kobayashi
Akihiro Shimizu
as Yusuke Kondo
Yūko Katagiri
as Mayumi Nakahira
Cliff Lanning
as Koji Akutsu
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1981
Runtime1h 39m
LanguageJapanese
Certification18
GenresDrama
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DirectorChūsei Sone
WritersChūsei Sone, Toshimichi Saeki, Nanae Shimada
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsScars of the Sun
About Scars of the Sun
In a night painted with raw, incendiary desire, the story follows Shuhei as he slips from a morbid funeral into a world pulsing with illicit passions. At the seductive bar "EDEN," sultry whispers and heady intoxication set the stage for heated encounters—moments charged with forbidden attraction. An awkward, yet intensely charged reunion with his estranged brother in a steamy hotel room sparks a domino effect of erotic interludes, igniting wild nights at a pulsating disco and secret rendezvous at a coastal villa. Here, simmering rivalries and envious longings flare into explosive encounters, culminating in a searing, tumultuous climax where the boundaries between lust and violence vanish in a frenzy of physical, unrestrained ecstasy.
Directed by Chūsei Sone, Scars of the Sun leans on a strong ensemble — Kenichi Kaneda, Satoshi Sadanaga, Mirai Hayashi — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1981.
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