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The Choice of Hercules

The Choice of Hercules

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

130 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

11 May 2002

Country

Japan

Cast

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Atsuyuki Sassa

Ryudo Uzaki

Ryudo Uzaki

Shinichi Udagawa

Masatô Ibu

Masatô Ibu

Chief Constable Noma

Yuki Amami

Yuki Amami

Sachiko Sassa

Kazuyoshi Kushida

Kazuyoshi Kushida

Osamu Shigematu

Osamu Shigematu

Eisuke Sasai

Eisuke Sasai

Hyodo

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Makoto Fujita

Makoto Fujita

Commissioner-General Gotoda

Kosuke Toyohara

Kosuke Toyohara

Kenichi Yajima

Kenichi Yajima

Ken'ichi Endô

Ken'ichi Endô

Shunsuke Matsuoka

Shunsuke Matsuoka

Mansaku Ikeuchi

Mansaku Ikeuchi

Eugene Harada

Eugene Harada

Masahiro Koumoto

Masahiro Koumoto

Tetsushi Tanaka

Tetsushi Tanaka

Yutaro Mitsuoka

Yutaro Mitsuoka

Hideo Sakaki

Hideo Sakaki

Norio Murata

Norio Murata

ホトケのトミさん

Sakae Kimura

Sakae Kimura

Kyôichi Furumoto

Kyôichi Furumoto

Masato Nagamori

Masato Nagamori

Shunsaku Kudo

Shunsaku Kudo

Kenjirou Ishimaru

Kenjirou Ishimaru

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Yukijiro Hotaru

Yukijiro Hotaru

Yoji Tanaka

Yoji Tanaka

Hiroshi Ohmori

Hiroshi Ohmori

Meikyo Yamada

Meikyo Yamada

Takao Handa

Takao Handa

Sanshō Shinsui

Sanshō Shinsui

Kippei Shiina

Kippei Shiina

Shion Machida

Shion Machida

Shinako

Ryoko Shinohara

Ryoko Shinohara

Suzuki Matsuo

Suzuki Matsuo

Kansai Eto

Kansai Eto

Shinji Takeda

Shinji Takeda

Kazuma Suzuki

Kazuma Suzuki

Masako Motai

Masako Motai

Akiko Kazami

Akiko Kazami

Kazuya Takahashi

Kazuya Takahashi

Kanehiro Ri

Kanehiro Ri

Itô - Assistant Police Inspector

Meiken Itô

Meiken Itô

Seisuke Yamazaki

Seisuke Yamazaki

Man Kato

Man Kato

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