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Goro Haji is a day laborer living in Nishinari, Osaka. He is a strong man and is trusted by everyone, but he is also known as "Goro the Murderer" because he was imprisoned for murder in the past. He has lost bits and pieces of his memory, but he gradually regains his memory of being a former agent of the government's intelligence agency, and of having a wife and daughter. One day, Goro learned about his family's current situation and decided to do something about it. He decides to do whatever it takes to earn 400 million yen for his only daughter, who is suffering from an incurable disease.
This money and crime thriller features the life of a man desperately trying to make a lot of money, based on the dark world of modern society and the power of human emotion.
Dir. YUDAI UENISHI
Cast. YUDAI UENISHI KANJI TSUDA MAMI YAMAZAKI MIKA TOKUTAKE AI FURUKAWA KAZUKI NAMIOKA EIJI OKUA
See MoreMasao Kaneda (Kanemasa) makes a living by burglarizing houses. In one of the houses he sneaks into, there is a girl named Mari, who has been abused by her mother's boyfriend and neglected by her mother. Kaneda, who was abused as a child, sees this girl who was left in a house where gas and electricity were cut off, and tries to help her in his own way, killing her mother's boyfriend who was abusing her.
Mari's mother Rin, who was also abused as a child, doesn't know how to deal with children because of it. The three of them begin to live together, albeit awkwardly, and eventually become like a real family.
Based on the theme of child abuse and neglect, this emotional drama depicts the human heart and family love in abusive situations.
Dir. Yudai Uenishi
Cast. Yudai Uenishi Kirari Kominami Ai Furukawa Mika Tokutake Shunsaku Kudo Shinzo Hotta Yohji Tanaka Houka Kinoshita
See MoreThe film takes place in Shinsekai, Osaka. Katsutaro Murakami (Katsuyoshi) used to run a boxing gym, but after a trainee was arrested, he closed the gym and went to work at a kushikatsu (deep-fried skewer) restaurant run by a childhood friend. One day Katsuyoshi is invited to visit a prison and is reunited with Yuji Konogi (Korogi), who was like a younger brother and helped him destroy a yakuza gang. Korogi had been imprisoned for drugs.
Later, Korogi is released from prison and starts working at a kushikatsu restaurant with Katsuyoshi. By chance, the two learn that a boy who knows Katsuyoshi is being held by a corrupt religious group. In order to save the lonely boy and someone to whom they owe a debt of gratitude, the strongest duo is back together.
An action drama starring Hidekazu Akai, a former boxer, and Yudai Uenishi, the director of this film.
Dir. Yudai Uenishi
Cast. Hidekazu Akai Yudai Uenishi Satoshi Sakata Mika Tokutake Ai Furukawa Narimi Arimori Hitoshi Ozawa Tokuma Nishioka
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