Hero is a 2015 Japanese mystery comedy-drama film directed by Masayuki Suzuki (ja) and based on the Japanese television drama series of the same name. It was released on July 18, 2015.
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Directed by | Masayuki Suzuki (ja) |
Based on | Hero |
Starring | Takuya Kimura Keiko Kitagawa Tetta Sugimoto Yutaka Matsushige Takuz? Kadono Takako Matsu K?ichi Sat? |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Box office | ¥4.67 billion (US$38.7 million) |
Screenplay
A simple hit and run turns out to be anything but when prosecutor Kohei Kuryu realises the victim was a witness in a case against the yakuza.
- Takuya Kimura as Kohei Kuryu
- Keiko Kitagawa as Chika Asagi
- Takako Matsu as Maiko Amamiya
- K?ichi Sat?
- Tetta Sugimoto
- Gaku Hamada
- Bokuz? Masana
- Y? Yoshida
- Y?ji Tanaka
- Katsuya
- Yutaka Matsushige
- Norito Yashima
- Fumiyo Kohinata
- Takuz? Kadono
- K?ji ?kura
The film was number-one on its opening weekend, grossing ¥733 million. It remained in number-one in the following weekend, with ¥368 million. The film was the third highest-grossing Japanese film at the Japanese box office in 2015, with ¥4.67 billion (US$38.7 million).