Rica

Japan Release: 1972
Running Time:
90 minutes

Rica


Japanese Title

混血児 リカ
[Konketsuji Rika]

Distributor: Production:

Toho
Office 203 / Modern Movie Association

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Live Action

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Titles

International Title

Rica

Initial US Title

Rica
US Distributor: Exploitation Digital (2007) / Time: 90 minutes

Alternate Titles

Half-Blood Rica
[Literal Translation]

 


Staff

Cast

Directed by Ko Nakahira
Writing credits Kaneto Shindo, Taro Bonten
Produced by Michiyoshi Takashima, Kazuto Ansai
Music by Jiro Takemura
Cinematography by Aguri Sugita
Film Editing by Mitsuo Kondo
Production Design by Kazumasa Otani
Assistant Directors Toshinori Hishiguchi, Seichi Ichiko
Rica Rika Aoki
Reiko Kazuko Nagamoto
Hanako Masami Souda
Junko Michi Nono
Tetsu Fuminori Sato
Mr. Z Ryohei Uchida
Numata Masane Tsukayama
Sabu Yasuo Arakawa
Hirose Sotoshi Moritsuka
Tachibana Yoshihiro Nakadai
Tabuchi Jun Otomo
School Director Emiko Azuma
Kayo Kazuko Imai
Kayo (Young) Sotomi Kotake
Yoshikawa Kunio Otsuka
Manager Mamoru Hirata
Captain Tamotsu Tamura
Tokiko Masako Wakamatsu
Yamazaki Kazuko Sakagami
Head of Tachibana Group Masato Tachizawa
Head of Osaka Group Minoru Yuasa
Kazue Wakako Chihara
Akemi Hitomi Ikenaga
Rica's Grandmother Fudeko Tanaka
Hiroshi Goro Daimon
- Kyoko Suzu
- Hiroshi Murai
- Kotoe Hatsui

Posters


DVDs and Blu-rays

United States Region 1 Rica Exploitation Digital (2007) Order

Background and Trivia

  • Toho registered the film with the US copyright office on February 17th, 1989. Under registration number PA0000415578, the movie was copyrighted with the titles Rica, its international title, and Konketsuji Rika, its Romaji title. It also had a title of Lica, which goes toward the translation habits of sometimes swapping Rs and Ls.
  • Based on the manga of the same name by Taro Bonten, first started in 1969.