Despite his success in the late 1980s, Negishi worked only sparingly for the next 15 years: a 1992 film based on the manga series Kachō Kōsaku Shima, the short feature Chibusa about a man (Kaoru Kobayashi) caring for his leukemia-stricken wife, and Kizuna (1998), a thriller about a former yakuza with Kōji Yakusho and Ken Watanabe.
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As in previous films, Negishi was able to evoke strong performances from his leads with Takako Matsu winning several Best Actress awards.
Enrai, a 1981 Japanese film directed by Kichitaro Negishi