Hard Luck Hero
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The story of three pairs of characters involved one way or the other with the yakuza and a rigged boxing match and fleeing the thugs one way or the other. Filmed as a showcase of the Japanese boy band V6, Hard Luck Hero has food, drink, cars, kickboxing, debt, shooting, theft, blackmail and music.
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Cast
22 people
Masayuki Sakamoto
Tadashi Ikeyama
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Hiroshi Nagano
Kenta Kishimoto
Known for
Ultraman Tiga
Sabu
Masao Nakabori
Taro Nagamatsuya
Yoshihiko Inohara
Naoto Ishii
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Special Investigation Nine
Satoru Ogura
Go Morita
Kenji Fujita
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Himeanole
Arishige Shimomura
Ken Miyake
Yuji Kudo
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Masahiko Tan
Junichi Okada
Takashi Akai
Known for
Tales from Earthsea
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Sabu Director · Yasuhisa Murase Composer Masao Nakabori Cinematographer
First release September 28, 2003 · Produced in Japan · Original title ハードラックヒーロー
Production
Avex
Production · Distribution
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
ハードラックヒーロー
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 28, 2003
Premiere
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
February 11, 2004 · Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin
Japan
November 27, 2003 · Physical
Poland
October 13, 2004 · Warsaw Film Festival
South Korea
October 3, 2003 · Premiere · Pusan International Film Festival
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