Hero (2015 Japanese film)

2015 Japanese film

Hero

Poster

Directed by| Masayuki Suzuki (ja)
Based on| Hero
Produced by| Tsuneya Watanabe
Kazutoshi Wadakura
Starring| Takuya Kimura
Keiko Kitagawa
Tetta Sugimoto
Yutaka Matsushige
Takuzō Kadono
Takako Matsu
Kōichi Satō

Release date

* July 18, 2015 (2015-7-18)

Running time

| 119 minutes
Country| Japan
Language| Japanese
Box office| ¥4.67 billion

Hero is a 2015 Japanese mystery comedy-drama film directed by Masayuki Suzuki (ja) and based on the Japanese television drama series of the same name.[1][2][3] It was released on July 18, 2015.

## Plot

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A simple hit and run turns out to be anything but when prosecutor Kohei Kuryu realises the victim was a witness in a case against the yakuza.[4]

## Cast

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* Takuya Kimura as Kohei Kuryu
* Keiko Kitagawa as Chika Asagi
* Takako Matsu as Maiko Amamiya
* Kōichi Satō
* Tetta Sugimoto
* Gaku Hamada
* Bokuzō Masana
* Yō Yoshida
* Yōji Tanaka
* Katsuya
* Yutaka Matsushige
* Norito Yashima
* Fumiyo Kohinata
* Takuzō Kadono [ja]
* Kōji Ōkura [ja]

## Reception

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The film was number-one on its opening weekend, grossing ¥733 million.[2] It remained in number-one in the following weekend, with ¥368 million.[3] The film was the third highest-grossing Japanese film at the Japanese box office in 2015, with ¥4.67 billion in revenue.[5]

## References

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1. ^ ＨＥＲＯ(2015). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
2. ^ a b Kevin Ma (2015-07-23). "Hero soars to top of Japan box office". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
3. ^ a b Kevin Ma (2015-07-30). "Hero victorious for second week in Japan". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
4. ^ "'Hero 2015' on Air France flight - Movies on board - Air France". Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
5. ^ "Movies With Box Office Gross Receipts Exceeding 1 Billion Yen". Eiren. Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. 2015. Retrieved 2021-03-09.

## External links

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* Official website (in Japanese)
* Hero at IMDb