Summary
Kensuke Sonomura directs the legendary Hitoshi Ozawa in this ultimate V-Cinema actioner. Kaiko City is plagued with poverty and crime. When a corrupt businessman decides to run for mayor and starts eliminating opponents from the rival mafia, a former police captain serving time for murder is secretly released and put in charge of a special task force to arrest him.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+13)
Critics 77Audiences 64GoodWatch 65
Tomatometer77%
Audience score68%
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.2/5
IMDb6.0
Running time
1 h 58 min
A typical length for action movies, +10 min on the typical 108
typical 108118Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
2022
July 5, 2022
4 years ago
Genres
ActionCrimeLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 22 more27 people
- Hitoshi OzawaMakoto Torada
- Akane SakanoueMegumi Nohara
- KatsuyaKumamoto Satoshi
- Masanori MimotoRyota Nishizaki
- Tarō SuwaChief of Police
- Kentarō ShimazuCaptain Ikeda
- TOMOKAZUFourth Division Detective
- Koji KiryuDirector of Gojo Conglomerate
Akira HamadaProsecutor General
Arisa MatsunagaMoiri
Ho Su-cholTae-kyun
Keyka AyashimaSakiko Sakurada- SMSora MaedaKizuna Sakurada
Akihiko KuwataSakurada Gang Boss- KMKunio MatsuokaSakurada Gang Underboss
Kenji FukudaMayor
Hideo NakanoDetective Nakano
Kazuyoshi OzawaFirst Division Detective
Daisuke NagakuraPrison Guard
Kazuki NamiokaMurata
Tak SakaguchiHan
Yoshiyuki YamaguchiKim Seung-gi
Yasukaze MotomiyaPark
Mitsu DanKoizumi Kaori
Directing · 2
- Kensuke Sonomura Director, Editor
- Yudai Kanazawa Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Hitoshi Ozawa Screenplay, Executive Producer
Production · 7
- Yusuke Suzuki Executive Producer
- Taizo Fukumaki Producer
- Tsunoda Riku Producer
- Ryôji Kobayashi Producer
- Takayuki Yamaga Line Producer
- Daisuke Honda Line Producer
Camera · 1
- Moritada Iju Director of Photography
Sound · 4
- Nobuhiko Morino Original Music Composer
- Masami Nishioka Sound Recordist
- Tsutomu Yamaguchi Sound Recordist
- Yuji Tan Sound Mixer, Sound Effects
Art · 1
- Ryō Kaihara Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
Visual Effects · 1
- Takehiko Tsunekawa VFX Supervisor
Lighting · 2
- Masamichi Ohmachi Gaffer
- Ryuji Fujii Gaffer
Other crew · 1
- Naohiro Kawamoto Stunt Coordinator
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