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The Hovering Blade
The Hovering Blade

The Hovering Blade

Genres

Drama

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Following the brutal rape and murder of his teenage daughter, a single father seeks revenge against the responsible youths. His pursuit for justice becomes a deadly cat-and-mouse game with both the perpetrators and the police.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$5111040

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

10 October 2009

Country

Japan

Cast

Akira Terao

Akira Terao

Shigeki Nagamine

Yutaka Takenouchi

Yutaka Takenouchi

Takashi Oribe

Shirō Itō

Shirō Itō

Shinichi Mano

Miki Sakai

Miki Sakai

Wakako Kijima

Hatsuo Yamaya

Hatsuo Yamaya

Takaaki Kijima

Ryosuke Okada

Ryosuke Okada

Yuji Nakamura

Yuji Nakamura

Houka Kinoshita

Houka Kinoshita

Hatsunori Hasegawa

Hatsunori Hasegawa

Kouhei Kuroda

Kouhei Kuroda

Takahiro Sato

Takahiro Sato

Kenji Tominaga

Kenji Tominaga

Shunsaku Yajima

Shunsaku Yajima

Makoto Araki

Makoto Araki

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