Tetsuro Haga is a troubled gangster, living under the assumed identity Ise for ten years, to escape jail for gunning down his cruel adoptive father. His life begins to unravel when a journalist following him takes an interest in the wife of a boyhood chum, and the wife of another close friend takes an interest in Ise. A couple of murders later, Ise/Haga goes on the run and also sets out for revenge.
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Cast
32 people
Koji Yakusho
Takaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga
Known for
Perfect Days
The Boy and the Beast
Ken Watanabe
Detective Sako Akio
Known for
Inception
The Last Samurai
Akira Suzuki
Haruhiko Arai
Also in
Girl Rope Doll
Sadistic and Masochistic
Kichitaro Negishi
Also in
20th Century Nostalgia
Hideyuki Honma
Yumi Aso
Known for
Perfect Days
Survive Style 5+
Osame Maruike
Hideki Kama
Tooru Shirakawa
Katsuo Nakamura
Makoto Kayano
Known for
Demons
Steamboy
Kyôko Heya
Kichitaro Negishi Director · Haruhiko Arai Screenplay Tooru Shirakawa Author
First release June 6, 1998 · Produced in Japan · Production Toho Pictures
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TOHO
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Toho Pictures
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Japan
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Original title
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Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 6, 1998
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No release date listed for United States.
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