“A shocking true story by Yukio Yamanouchi, a man who knew the yakuza inside and out!”
Shima (Riki Takeuchi), the right-hand man of his yakuza boss and renowned hitman, suffers from kidney disease. Interned in the hospital, he meets Junko, a nurse. When Shima is shot, she goes home and heals him. Gradually a relationship is formed between them and Junko gets pregnant. But Shima cannot escape the obligations of his clan and the disgust of Junko...
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Part of Chaka
2 films
Cast
22 people
Riki Takeuchi
Shima
Known for
Detroit Metal City
Dead or Alive
Miki Yoshimura
Junko
Known for
2009: Lost Memories
Houka Kinoshita
Known for
Kamen Rider
Sonatine
Emi aioi
Shun Sugata
Known for
Tokyo Vice
Ichi the Killer
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
Known for
Detroit Metal City
Tokyo Vice
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi
Also in
Choudenshi Bioman
Hiroto nakano
Kou Watanabe
Also in
Who stole my heart
Zero Woman: The Hunted
Taiki makoto
Sakae Kimura
Known for
To End All Wars
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
Akio Joe
Known for
Manhunt
Takeshi Watanabe Director · Toshiyuki Morioka Writer Yukio Yamanouchi Story
First release October 24, 1998 · Produced in Japan · Original title チャカ LONELY HITMAN
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Vision Sugimoto
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Japan
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Languages
Original title
チャカ LONELY HITMAN
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 24, 1998
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No release date listed for United States.
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