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The Choice of Hercules
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The Choice of Hercules

2002-05-11 · 130 min · ★ 7.2

Drama · Action · Crime

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.

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Directors
Masato Harada
Production companies
Toei Company, Asmik Ace Entertainment
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Koji YakushoKoji YakushoAtsuyuki Sassa
Ryudo UzakiRyudo UzakiShinichi Udagawa
Masatô IbuMasatô IbuChief Constable Noma
Yuki AmamiYuki AmamiSachiko Sassa
Kazuyoshi KushidaKazuyoshi Kushida
Osamu Shigematu
Eisuke SasaiEisuke SasaiHyodo
Kazuhiro YamajiKazuhiro Yamaji
Makoto FujitaMakoto FujitaCommissioner-General Gotoda
Kosuke ToyoharaKosuke Toyohara
Kenichi YajimaKenichi Yajima
Kenichi EndoKenichi Endo
Shunsuke MatsuokaShunsuke Matsuoka
Mansaku IkeuchiMansaku Ikeuchi
Eugene Harada
Masahiro KomotoMasahiro Komoto
Tetsushi TanakaTetsushi Tanaka
Yutaro Mitsuoka
Hideo SakakiHideo Sakaki
Norio Murataホトケのトミさん

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