is a 2016 Japanese action/comedy film directed by Teruyuki Yoshida based on the novel by

Keigo Higashino is a Japanese author chiefly known for his mystery novels. He served as the 13th President of Mystery Writers of Japan from 2009 to 2013. Higashino has won major Japanese awards for his books, almost twenty of which have been turned into films ...

. The movie was produced by Kazuma Kuryu and Takako Oki. Its release date was November 26, 2016. By the first screenings, the film had earned ¥103 million (US$0.917 million).

Storyline

An employee of a University, of his own accord, creates a bio weapon (named "weapon K-55"). Upon being sacked for creating the weapon, he steals it from the laboratory. The university faces a challenge in that they can't contact the police, due to the weapon being created against protocol. The University laboratory then receives a message that the weapon will be deployed and used on the nation of Japan unless a huge ransom is paid. The laboratory staff agonises over what to do, but finally the manager of the lab,

Akira Emoto is a Japanese actor. Career In 1999, he won the Japanese Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in '' Dr. Akagi''. He also won the award for best supporting actor at the 7th Hochi Film Award for '' Dotonbori River'' and ''Hearts and F ...

selects one of the lab managers and senior researchers, Kazuyuki Kuribayashi (played by Hiroshi Abe) to try to retrieve the stolen bio weapon. Kazuyuki, a single father already dealing with family problems mainly caused by his son, also has to deal with the challenge of how to conduct a covert mission with no training. The extra challenge is, the weapon is hidden somewhere in a Ski Resort and Kazuyuki can't ski and is generally not athletic. Once at the resort, he forms an alliance with a local snowboarder

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and resort employee (Tadayoshi Okura) and with his son, tackles the challenge of finding the weapon.The Japan Times "Shippu Rondo" https://www.japantimes.co.jp/films/shippu-rondo/#.Wau_hjBLe70

Cast

* Hiroshi Abe as Kazuyuki Kuribayashi *

Tadayoshi Okura is a Japanese singer, actor, voice actor and radio host. He is also a member and the drummer of Japanese male idol group Kanjani Eight, which is under the management of Johnny & Associates. His image color in the group is green. Biography He ...

* Taiyō Yoshizawa *

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* Keiko Horiuchi *

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* Tsuyoshi Muro * Shigeyuki Totsugi

References

2016 comedy films 2010s Japanese-language films Films based on works by Keigo Higashino 2010s Japanese films {{2010s-Japan-film-stub