A Flame at the Pier

Takashi Fujiki stars as a rebel in this drama about life on the Yokohama waterfront by New Wave director Masahiro Shinoda The rebel works as an errand boy for a shipping company and vents his frustrations by plucking on the guitar His interpretations of popular trends in music are sometimes righton and sometimes not exactly Bereft of his guitar the rebels modes of expression are not as effective in generating interest as the Yokohama docks themselves a fascinating world in their own right