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In the Hero
In the Hero

In the Hero

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Veteran suit actor Wataru Honjo, a 48-year-old Bruce Lee fan who has spent 25 years in the business, clashes with rookie Ryo Ichinose until fate brings them together—leading Wataru to a once-in-a-lifetime chance to take on a dangerous Hollywood action role.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

124 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

06 September 2014

Country

Japan

Cast

Toshiaki Karasawa

Toshiaki Karasawa

Wataru Honjo

Sota Fukushi

Sota Fukushi

Ryo Ichinose

Tomoka Kurotani

Tomoka Kurotani

Misaki Oshiba

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Goro Unno

Keisuke Koide

Keisuke Koide

Toshio Kadowaki

Ini Kusano

Ini Kusano

Mitsuru Manabe

Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Toshihisa Nishio

Hana Sugisaki

Hana Sugisaki

Ayumi Motomura

Kei Nakata

Kei Nakata

Jin Shirasu

Jin Shirasu

Shun Nagashima

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