Kakabakaba Ka Ba?

Kakabakaba Ka Ba?
	The poster of the restored version
Directed by	Mike De Leon
Produced by	Manuel De Leon; Encarnacion De Leon;
Written by	Doy del Mundo; Raquel N. Villavicencio; Mike De Leon;
Starring	Christopher De Leon; Charo Santos; Jay Ilagan; Sandy Andolong;
Music by	Lorrie Ilustre
Cinematography	Rody Lacap
Edited by	Ike Jarlego, Jr.
Production; company	LVN Pictures
Distributed by	D'Wonder Films; Paramount Pictures (US); ABS-CBN Film Productions (restored version);
Release date	August 8, 1980;
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino; English; Japanese;

Kakabakaba Ka Ba? (lit. Does Your Heart Beat Faster?) is a 1980 musical-romantic comedy film produced by LVN Pictures (in its last offering) in 1980, with Mike De Leon as director.

The film revolves on two couples who found themselves in conflict with the foreign commercial giants that control the Philippine economy, the Japanese and the Chinese. Moreover, it involved the Catholic Church which has a stranglehold on the Philippine society itself. The film reflects on the Philippine economy and society being primarily controlled by other forces for their own benefits and become instruments in performing illegal activities.[1] Actors Christopher de Leon, Sandy Andolong, Jay Ilagan and Charo Santos starred as main cast in the film, while Johnny Delgado and APO Hiking Society's Boboy Garovillo portrayed the main villains.

Plot

As he arrives home from Japan, Johnny (Christopher de Leon) unknowingly smuggles in high-grade opium via an unassuming audio cassette. Japanese gangsters go after him and his friends to take back their goods. Johnny's group takes refuge in a church in Baguio, but there they discover that the priests and nuns there are fakes and actually in league with the Japanese. Adding to the mayhem is the Chinese mafia, which have agenda of their own that pits them against the Japanese. Appropriately, hijinks ensue in a battle cum musical extravaganza.

Cast

Actor	Character
Christopher De Leon	Johnny
Charo Santos	Melanie
Jay Ilagan	Nonong
Sandy Andolong	Nancy
Boboy Garovillo	Onota
Johnny Delgado	Pinoy Master
Armida Siguion-Reyna	Madame Lily
Leo Martinez	Padre Blanco
Nanette Inventor	Mother Superior
Joe Jardi	Wagner
Moody Diaz	Melody/Virgie
George Javier	Santacruzan
Dyords Javier	Grand Master
Jim Paredes	Conductor of the New Minstrels Band
UP Concert Chorus	fake priests and nuns

The APO Hiking Society made a contribution in this film. While Buboy Garovillo and Danny Javier portrayed the characters of Onota (main villain) and Santacruzan (supporting role) respectively, Jim Paredes made a cameo appearance as the conductor for the New Minstrels Band in the finale.

Release

Original theatrical release

Kakabakaba Ka Ba? was released in the Philippines on August 8, 1980 by LVN Pictures. The film made its international release, starting in Japan on January 31, 1993. Aside from Japan, the film was also released in France on July 4, 2008 and Italy on May 6, 2011 as part of the Udine Far East Film Festival.

Digital restoration and re-release

The film was commissioned by ABS-CBN Corporation to be digitally restored and remastered by L’Immagine Ritrovata in Bologna, Italy and was supervised by Davide Pozzi. This is the first film in the ABS-CBN Film Archives entirely done abroad. The film was re-released with in select cinemas on December 9, 2015.

The restored version of the film made its television premiere on ABS-CBN's Sunday's Best on July 2, 2017 11:15PM. It was the first film to be broadcast under the Restored Classics banner. According to the Kantar Media-TNS statistics, the showing attained a 2.9% nationwide audience share.

Accolades

FAMAS Awards

Year	Result	Category/Recipient(s)
1981	Nominated	Best Director Mike De Leon Best Supporting Actor Johnny Delgado Best Picture

Urian Awards

Year	Result	Category/Recipient(s)
1981	Won	Best Direction Mike De Leon Best Editing Ike Jarlego, Jr. Best Music Lorrie Ilustre Best Sound Ramon Reyes Best Supporting Actor Johnny Delgado
1981	Nominated	Best Supporting Actor Boboy Garovillo Best Supporting Actress Nanette Inventor Best Supporting Actress Armida Siguion-Reyna Best Screenplay Doy del Mundo Mike De Leon Raquel Villavicencio Best Production Design Raquel Villavicencio Best Cinematography Rody Lacap Best Picture

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References

Infos on polsci167.blogspot.com

External links

Kakabakaba Ka Ba? on IMDb

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[1] Infos on polsci167.blogspot.com