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Takashi Miike is a Japanese film director, film producer and screenwriter. He has directed over 100 feature film, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. His films span a variety of different genres, ranging from violent and surrealism, b ...

Plot

Katayama (Show Aikawa) is on the way home to his wife and little daughter when he stumbles on a gang of punks beating up an innocent man. Katamaya decides to help the stranger and surprisingly wins the fight. This turns out to be a bad decision as his daughter is kidnapped and murdered by the leader of the same band of young thugs. Katayama seeks revenge and tries to seek out the gang's location.

Cast

Show Aikawa is a Japanese actor. Career Show Aikawa was born in Tokushima Prefecture, Tokushima and raised in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kagoshima. Aikawa has appeared in a number of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's films, including ''Eyes of the Spider'', ''Serpent's Path' ...

* Aiko Satō *

Kenichi Endō is a Japanese actor and writer. He also worked as a narrator for many documentaries, both on television and film. He is best known for his roles in '' Visitor Q'' (2001), '' Crows Zero'' (2007), ''Crows Zero 2'' (2009), and '' The Raid 2: Bera ...

Sei Hiraizumi is a Japanese actor. In 1964, Hiraizumi joined Daiei Film company and started his acting career. In the 1970s to early 1980s, he appeared in a lot of jidaigeki and detective television dramas as a guest villain actor. Hiraizumi starred as Koichi ...

Hiroshi Katsuno is a Japanese actor. He graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University. Katsuno's debut was as a detective Texas in the television series Taiyō ni Hoero! in 1974 and he won great popularity through the role. The episode his character Texas was killed r ...

*Toru Kazama *

Yutaka Matsushige is a Japanese actor. Career Matsushige has appeared in the films such as '' EM Embalming'', ''Adrenaline Drive'', ''Last Life in the Universe'', and '' Outrage Beyond''. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 31st Yokohama Film Fest ...

*Yasukaze Motomiya *Chikage Natsuyama *Kōichirō Takami *Shin Takuma * Miho Yoshioka

Other credits

*Produced by: **Yasuko Natsuyama: executive producer **Kōzō Tadokoro: producer *Casting by: Makiko Natsuyama *Art Direction by: Akira Sakamoto *Production Manager: Susumu Ejima *Special Effects supervisor: Kaori Ohtagaki

External links

* Films directed by Takashi Miike 2006 films 2006 thriller films 2000s vigilante films 2000s Japanese-language films Japanese thriller films Japanese vigilante films Films about murder Films set in Yokohama 2000s Japanese films {{2000s-Japan-film-stub