Summary
The lives of a young cop, a sanitation worker and a brooding pharmacist violently intersect on a bus that's hijacked by a suicidal political flunky, then cross paths again months later.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+24)
Critics 50Audiences 74GoodWatch 62
Tomatometer50%
Audience score84%
Letterboxd · 714 ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.7
Running time
1 h 57 min
A typical length for dramas, +8 min on the typical 109
typical 109117Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
2005
October 8, 2005
21 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 moreDirecting · 2
- Sang-il Lee Director, Writer
- Shinji Kuma Assistant Director
Production · 7
- Kosuke Oshida Producer, Associate Producer
- Suguru Kubota Producer
- Mikiko Yasui Associate Producer
- Koichi Ueyama Associate Producer
- Hiroaki Saito Line Producer
- Shiro Sasaki Development Producer
Camera · 1
- Kōzō Shibazaki Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Tsuyoshi Imai Editor
Sound · 2
- Shigekazu Aida Original Music Composer, Music Producer
- Kiyoshi Kakizawa Sound Recordist
Art · 1
- Toshiharu Nakamae Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Miwako Kobayashi Costumer
Other crew · 1
- Ryoko Taguchi Script
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