Ballads

Story

Synopsis

The story of a young man who tragically lost his lover in a horriffic motorcycle accident. Now working at a video store and selling uncensored gay hardcore pornography under the counter, he one day discovers the worlds most bizarre snuff video... which happens to "star" a man who looks exactly like his dead lover. Pushed over the edge by this event, the protagonist goes on a violent rampage, attempting to murder everybody involved in the video's creation.

Director

Naoyuki Tomomatsu

Writers

Naoyuki Tomomatsu

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Release date

29 April 1993

Ensemble

Cast

• Zeeko Uchiyama

  Male A

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  Naoyuki Tomomatsu

  Matsuda

• Hideki Oka

  Yamamoto

• Miyuki Hira

  Yoko

• Tomoaki Hamada

  Male C

• Hideo Hayashi

  Male B

• Hiroaki Matsukura

  Boy A

• Alice Sailor

  Live house guest

• Emi Eguchi

  Announcer

• Kôji Ômae

  Video shop customer

• Nureteru Ôbayashi

  Boy C

• Tatteru Ôbayashi

  Boy B