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Hissatsu Shigotonin 2007

Hissatsu Shigotonin 2007

2007•2h 38m•3.0/10
TV Movie

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3.0/10(1)

A violent fire one evening kills a husband and wife couple and burns their Kazusaya rice shop to ashes. Their daughter Sachi manages to make it out alive, but she claims the fire was set by henchmen from the rival Harimaya shop who abducted her sister. After policeman Watanabe Shogoro hears her story, he begins investigating the case, but desperate to avenge her parents' deaths, Sachi later enlists the aid of a mysterious woman who offers to kill Harimaya for a price. Watanabe soon discovers that there is more to this case than meets the eye.

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Production

Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, TV Asahi, Shochiku

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Noriyuki Higashiyama

Noriyuki Higashiyama

Watanabe Shogoro

Masahiro Matsuoka

Masahiro Matsuoka

Kyojiya no Ryoji

Tadayoshi Okura

Tadayoshi Okura

Karakuriya no Genta

Asami Mizukawa

Asami Mizukawa

Tamakushi

Seiji Fukushi

Seiji Fukushi

Okawara Denshichi

Takashi Ukaji

Takashi Ukaji

Sakamoto Kansuke

Yoko Nogiwa

Yoko Nogiwa

Watanabe Ko

Noriko Nakagoshi

Noriko Nakagoshi

Watanabe Fuku

Mari Shiraki

Mari Shiraki

Nakamura Ritsu

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Nakamura Sen

Sachie Hara

Sachie Hara

Kaoru

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Kagaya Hikozaemon

Shiro Sano

Shiro Sano

Kagaya Genemon

Mari Hoshino

Mari Hoshino

Masatô Ibu

Masatô Ibu

Toriyama Kageoki

Emi Wakui

Emi Wakui

Hanagoten no Okiku

Makoto Fujita

Makoto Fujita

Nakamura Mondo

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