A Yakuza member seeking to lead a new life in Manila. A morbid turn of events brings Haruo (Jacky Woo) to the squalor of Manila. A prized asset of the feared Yakuza in Tokyo, Haruo, aka Tadano Hayashi, escapes the criminal syndicate with bountiful cash, a helpless Filipina bar girl (Nina Kodaka) – and tragic consequences. Now solitary, he has uprooted himself to the railside slums of the metropolis, wistfully fending for himself. Still hiding from his past, he rents out a small room, seemingly lost in the clutter of wandering souls desperate for survival. There, he spends his days anonymously roaming the congested streets selling food, and even giving them away for the hungry. But he mostly keeps to himself, even to the inquisitive Edna (Rosanna Roces), an aging bar girl with whom he occasionally shares his bed.
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Cast
21 people
Jacky Woo
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Rosanna Roces
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Batang Quiapo
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Adolfo Alix Jr.
Jerome David Zamora
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Aleks Castañeda
Perla Bautista
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Heneral Luna
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Roland Rubenecia
Evelyn Vargas
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Elegy to the Visitor From the Revolution
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Roxanne Barcelo
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Kahit Kailan
Nina Kodaka
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Arnold Reyes
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Adolfo Alix Jr. Director · Jerome David Zamora Screenplay Aleks Castañeda Editor
First release December 17, 2011 · Produced in Philippines · Languages English, Japanese, Tagalog
Production
Philippines
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Original title
Haruo
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese · Tagalog
Release dates
Philippines · December 17, 2011
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