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Japaner sind die besseren Liebhaber

Deutschland 1994/1995 Spielfilm

Japanese Are Better Lovers

Peter Merz, an ambitious young management consultant, sees the chance of a lifetime come true when he gets a Japanese company interested in a business project in Saxony. Unfortunately, his plans do not work out as smoothly as he had hoped: competition does not sleep.

 

It appears in the shape of Theamarianne Hoederbach, an exceptionally attractive lady who knows all the tricks of the trade. She sets her mind on persuading the Japanese to invest in a project in Thuringia. Full of zeal, Peter looks after Takahashi, the head of the company. But Theamarianne also comes up with some ideas. Forced to meet frequently, the two rivals become more intimately acquainted. Meanwhile Anna, Peter‚s neglected wife, betrays her husband with the shy young Japanese Michio. After accidentally hitting him with her car, she had invited him home one night. He happens to be the powerful Takahashi‚s son, and it is up to him to decide for or against the deal with Peter. But Michio is not interested in business. He prefers spending his time with Anna ...

Source: German films Service & Marketing GmbH

Credits

Director

  • Philipp Weinges

Screenplay

  • Günter Knarr
  • Philipp Weinges

Director of photography

  • Klaus Eichhammer

Editing

  • Raimund Barthelmes

Music

  • Andreas Kirnberger
  • Manu Kurz (Co-Komponist)

Cast

  • Thomas Heinze
    Peter Merz
  • Katharina Müller-Elmau
    Theamarianne Höderbach
  • Katharina Schubert
    Anna Merz
  • Akihiro Hamano
    Michio Takahashi
  • Saskia Vester
    Katja
  • Michael Schreiner
    Blaschke
  • Hans-Jörg Assmann
    Blechschmidt
  • Heinz Rilling
    Meyerholz
  • Koichi Suzuki
    Yosimoto
  • Yukio Shimizu
    Takahashi

Production company

  • Hager Moss Film GmbH (München)
  • ProSieben Television AG (Unterföhring)

Producer

  • Kirsten Hager
  • Eric Moss

Alle Credits

Director

  • Philipp Weinges

Assistant director

  • Wilhelm Engelhardt
  • Ulrike Engel

Screenplay

  • Günter Knarr
  • Philipp Weinges

Director of photography

  • Klaus Eichhammer

Assistant camera

  • Stefan Spreer

Clapper loader

  • Oliver Rudolf

Set design

  • Matthias Kammermeier

Prop master

  • Wolfgang Kreuzer
  • Rudi Weiss

Make-up artist

  • Friederike Mirus
  • Erna Valentini

Costume design

  • Esther Walz

Costumes

  • Margot Ziegenfeuther

Editing

  • Raimund Barthelmes

Assistant editor

  • Nana Meyer
  • Andreas Althoff

Sound

  • Tomas Bastian

Sound assistant

  • Günther Ruckdeschel

Audio mixing

  • Max Rammler-Rogall

Music

  • Andreas Kirnberger
  • Manu Kurz (Co-Komponist)

Cast

  • Thomas Heinze
    Peter Merz
  • Katharina Müller-Elmau
    Theamarianne Höderbach
  • Katharina Schubert
    Anna Merz
  • Akihiro Hamano
    Michio Takahashi
  • Saskia Vester
    Katja
  • Michael Schreiner
    Blaschke
  • Hans-Jörg Assmann
    Blechschmidt
  • Heinz Rilling
    Meyerholz
  • Koichi Suzuki
    Yosimoto
  • Yukio Shimizu
    Takahashi
  • Takeo Ishi
    Yoshida
  • Petra Peters
    Göbelchen
  • Günter Knarr
    Imbissverkäufer

Production company

  • Hager Moss Film GmbH (München)
  • ProSieben Television AG (Unterföhring)

Producer

  • Kirsten Hager
  • Eric Moss

Unit production manager

  • Annette Oswald

Location manager

  • Liane Baur
  • Andi Lang

Production coordinator

  • Nina Hilzinger

Original distributor

  • Nil Film GmbH (München)

Funding

  • FilmFernsehFonds Bayern GmbH (FFFB) (München)

Shoot

    • 19.07.1994 - September 1994: München und Umgebung, Tokio (?)
Duration:
2405 m, 88 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Eastmancolor, Dolby SR
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 09.02.1995, 72719, ab 6 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

TV-Erstsendung (DE): 17.03.1997, Pro 7

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE) Japaner sind die besseren Liebhaber

Versions

Original

Duration:
2405 m, 88 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Eastmancolor, Dolby SR
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 09.02.1995, 72719, ab 6 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

TV-Erstsendung (DE): 17.03.1997, Pro 7

Source-URL: https://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/japaner-sind-die-besseren-liebhaber_ea43d4a72bc95006e03053d50b37753d