▁the ▁genre , ▁including ▁the ▁Sub way ▁Serial ▁R ape ▁series ▁( 1 9 8 5 – 1 9 8 8 ). ▁Mu ka i ▁produced ▁celebrated ▁Roman ▁por no ▁director ▁T ats umi ▁K um ash iro ' s ▁final ▁film , ▁ ▁( 1 9 9 5 ). ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁later ▁works ▁as ▁director ▁Mu ka i ▁moved ▁into ▁non - p ink ▁main stream ▁subjects . ▁His ▁Go ing ▁West ▁( 1 9 9 7 ) ▁was ▁what ▁the ▁director ▁called , ▁" J apan ' s ▁first ▁gran ny ▁road ▁movie ". ▁He ▁directed ▁a ▁sequ el ▁to ▁Go ing ▁West ▁entitled ▁H omet own ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁Other ▁films ▁of ▁this ▁final , ▁main stream ▁period ▁in ▁Mu ka i ' s ▁career ▁include ▁Last ▁Dance ▁( 2 0 0 1 ) ▁and ▁School ▁Re union ▁( 2 0 0 4 ). ▁After ▁batt ling ▁li ver ▁cancer ▁for ▁two ▁years , ▁Mu ka i ▁died ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Part ial ▁film ography ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁English ▁ ▁Japanese ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Mu ka i ▁Produ ctions ▁home page ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 8 ▁death s ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁li ver ▁cancer ▁Category : J apan ese ▁film ▁direct ors ▁Category : P ink ▁film ▁direct ors ▁Category : J apan ese ▁screen writ ers ▁Category