is a 2013 Japanese suspense film directed by
Junji Sakamoto
is a Japanese film director.
Career
After working as a set assistant or assistant director under such filmmakers as Sogo Ishii and Kazuyuki Izutsu, he made his directorial debut in 1989 with '' Dotsuitarunen'' (earning the Directors Guild of ...
, starring
Kōichi Satō,
Mirai Moriyama
is a Japanese actor and dancer.
Life and career
Moriyama started training in dance when he was 5 years old. He trained in jazz dance, tap dance, ballet and hip-hop, and he appeared in several stage roles. He officially made his stage debut with ...
,
Alisa Mizuki
is a Japanese actress and singer. She began her career as a child model and gained attention for starring in commercials for Fujifilm, Fujicolor, among other brands, in the early 1990s.
She released her debut single "Densetsu no Shōjo" in 199 ...
,
Shingo Katori
is a Japanese actor, singer, television host, and radio personality. He was the youngest member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy band, boy bands in Asia.
Early life
Katori was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa and moved to Tokyo to pursue his car ...
,
Yoo Ji-tae
Yoo Ji-tae (; born April 13, 1976) is a South Korean actor. After a stint as a fashion model, Yoo launched his acting career in 1998 then rose to fame through the films '' Attack the Gas Station'' (1999) and '' Ditto'' (2000). In the succeeding ...
,
Vincent Gallo
Vincent Gallo (born April 11, 1961) is an American actor, filmmaker, and musician. He has won several accolades, including a Volpi Cup for Best Actor, and has been nominated for the Palme d'Or, the Golden Lion, and the Bronze Horse.
Gallo was ...
, and
Tatsuya Nakadai
is a Japanese film actor.
He was featured in 11 films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, including '' The Human Condition'' trilogy, wherein he starred as the lead character Kaji, plus '' Harakiri'', '' Samurai Rebellion'' and '' Kwaidan''.
Nakada ...
. It was filmed in Japan, Russia, Thailand, and the United States.
Plot
In 2014, Yuichi Mafune (
Kōichi Satō), a confidence man, is hired by "M" (
Shingo Katori
is a Japanese actor, singer, television host, and radio personality. He was the youngest member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy band, boy bands in Asia.
Early life
Katori was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa and moved to Tokyo to pursue his car ...
) to steal 10 trillion yen from the M Fund and use it for humanitarian assistance to the Third World. Harold Marcus (
Vincent Gallo
Vincent Gallo (born April 11, 1961) is an American actor, filmmaker, and musician. He has won several accolades, including a Volpi Cup for Best Actor, and has been nominated for the Palme d'Or, the Golden Lion, and the Bronze Horse.
Gallo was ...
), an investment banker, sends Osamu Endo (
Yoo Ji-tae
Yoo Ji-tae (; born April 13, 1976) is a South Korean actor. After a stint as a fashion model, Yoo launched his acting career in 1998 then rose to fame through the films '' Attack the Gas Station'' (1999) and '' Ditto'' (2000). In the succeeding ...
), an assassin, to stop them.
Cast
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Kōichi Satō as Yuichi Mafune
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Mirai Moriyama
is a Japanese actor and dancer.
Life and career
Moriyama started training in dance when he was 5 years old. He trained in jazz dance, tap dance, ballet and hip-hop, and he appeared in several stage roles. He officially made his stage debut with ...
as Seki Yukit
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Alisa Mizuki
is a Japanese actress and singer. She began her career as a child model and gained attention for starring in commercials for Fujifilm, Fujicolor, among other brands, in the early 1990s.
She released her debut single "Densetsu no Shōjo" in 199 ...
as Miyuki Takato
*
Shingo Katori
is a Japanese actor, singer, television host, and radio personality. He was the youngest member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy band, boy bands in Asia.
Early life
Katori was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa and moved to Tokyo to pursue his car ...
as Nobuto "M" Sasakura
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Tatsuya Nakadai
is a Japanese film actor.
He was featured in 11 films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, including '' The Human Condition'' trilogy, wherein he starred as the lead character Kaji, plus '' Harakiri'', '' Samurai Rebellion'' and '' Kwaidan''.
Nakada ...
as Nobuhiko Sasakura
*
Vincent Gallo
Vincent Gallo (born April 11, 1961) is an American actor, filmmaker, and musician. He has won several accolades, including a Volpi Cup for Best Actor, and has been nominated for the Palme d'Or, the Golden Lion, and the Bronze Horse.
Gallo was ...
as Harold Marcus
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Yoo Ji-tae
Yoo Ji-tae (; born April 13, 1976) is a South Korean actor. After a stint as a fashion model, Yoo launched his acting career in 1998 then rose to fame through the films '' Attack the Gas Station'' (1999) and '' Ditto'' (2000). In the succeeding ...
as Osamu Endo
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Etsushi Toyokawa
is a Japanese actor.
Biography
Born in Yao, Osaka, he studied at Shimizudani High School, and eventually dropped out of Kwansei Gakuin University to pursue a career in acting. He began by joining the sho-gekijo theatrical troupe "Under T ...
as Harry Endo
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Ittoku Kishibe
, born , is a Japanese actor and musician.
Career
He originally entered show business as the bassist for the Japanese rock bands, The Tigers and Pyg, but later switched to acting. The veteran of over 115 films, he won the Best Actor Japanese ...
as Kazuyoshi Honjo
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Joe Odagiri
Jō Odagiri (; born 16 February 1976), better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor. He is most famous for portraying Yusuke Godai, the titular hero of the 2000 tokusatsu series '' Kamen Rider Kuuga''.
Early life and education
Joe Odag ...
as Eiji Kugenuma
*
Susumu Terajima
is a Japanese actor. Though he has played a wide range of characters, he is perhaps best known for his portrayal of ''yakuza'' figures, most notably in the films of Takeshi Kitano.
Terajima made his acting debut in 1986's '' A Homansu''. He ...
as Tadashi Sakata
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Renji Ishibashi
, born is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 15th Hochi Film Award
The are film-specific prizes awarded by the '' Hochi Shimbun''.
Categories
*Best Picture
*Best International Picture
*Best Animated Picture ...
as Detective Kitamura
Reception
Elizabeth Kerr of ''
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade pap ...
'' gave the film a mixed review, saying: "Technically the film is competent if unremarkable and the (occasionally wooden) cast does what it can with the material, which forces them all to swing wildly between melodramatic thriller mode and standard action hero antics".
Meanwhile,
Mark Schilling
Mark Schilling (born 1949) is an American film critic, journalist, translator, and author based in Tokyo, Japan. He has written for ''The Japan Times'', '' Variety'', and ''Screen International''.
Biography
Schilling began working for ''The Japa ...
of ''
The Japan Times
''The Japan Times'' is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. It is published by , a subsidiary of News2u Holdings, Inc. It is headquartered in the in Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo.
History
''The Japan Times'' was launched by ...
'' gave it 2 out of 5 stars, saying: "Even stranger is the climax, which features a lengthy speech that makes
Charlie Chaplin
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is considered o ...
's famous peroration in ''
The Great Dictator
''The Great Dictator'' is a 1940 American political satire black comedy film written, directed, produced by, and starring Charlie Chaplin. Having been the only Hollywood filmmaker to continue to make silent films well into the period of sound f ...
'' seem like a model of compression and restraint. Chaplin at least had the excuse of railing against Nazism. Sakamoto and Fukui are simply guilty of equating real-world politics with high school speech contests."
References
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Films directed by Junji Sakamoto
2013 films
2013 thriller films
Japanese thriller films
Japanese films set in New York City
2010s Japanese films
Foreign films set in the United States