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In the Hero
In the Hero

In the Hero

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48-year-old Wataru Honjo is a big fan of Bruce Lee and works as a suit actor (stunts performer wearing costumes). Even though he doesn't have the typical body type for his profession he has worked in the business for 25 years. Wataru doesn't get along with cocky rookie suit actor Ryo Ichinose, but an incident draws them closer. Ryo Ichinose then takes an audition for a Hollywood movie and passes. For the fighting scene in the climax scene, the action actor quits citing the scene is too dangerous. The movie staff hears that Wataru is the best Japanese action actor and offers the job to him. Will Wataru go for it?

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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

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