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The Choice of Hercules (2002)

★ 8.0/10 130 min Drama, Action, Crime Japan Japanese
Director: Masato Harada
Streaming: Not available

Description

When radicals from Japan's Red Army took a woman hostage in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano in 1972, Officer Atsuyuki Sassa was put in charge of diffusing the situation. But the task had its challenges. Upon arriving in mountainous Nagano, Sassa had to compete with freezing winter temperatures, conflicting opinions between the Tokyo Metropolitan Police and the Nagano Prefectural Police, as well as public opinion to gain entrance to the lodge that held the single woman captive.

Top Cast

Koji Yakusho
Koji Yakusho Atsuyuki Sassa
Ryudo Uzaki
Ryudo Uzaki Shinichi Udagawa
Masatô Ibu
Masatô Ibu Chief Constable Noma
Yuki Amami
Yuki Amami Sachiko Sassa
Kazuyoshi Kushida
Kazuyoshi Kushida
Osamu Shigematu
Eisuke Sasai
Eisuke Sasai Hyodo
Kazuhiro Yamaji
Kazuhiro Yamaji

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