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The Choice of Hercules(2002)
Status: Released
Date: 2002-05-11
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5 Votes
Time: 2h 10m
Overview:
When radicals from Japan's Red Army took a woman hostage in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano in 1972, Officer Atsuyuki Sassa was put in charge of diffusing the situation. But the task had its challenges. Upon arriving in mountainous Nagano, Sassa had to compete with freezing winter temperatures, conflicting opinions between the Tokyo Metropolitan Police and the Nagano Prefectural Police, as well as public opinion to gain entrance to the lodge that held the single woman captive.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Choice of Hercules
Top 10 Billed Cast
役所広司
Atsuyuki Sassa
宇崎竜童
Shinichi Udagawa
伊武雅刀
Chief Constable Noma
天海祐希
Sachiko Sassa
串田和美
篠井英介
Hyodo
山路和弘
藤田まこと
Commissioner-General Gotoda
豊原功補
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When radicals from Japan's Red Army took a woman hostage in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano in 1972, Officer Atsuyuki Sassa was put in charge of diffusing the situation. But the task had its challenges. Upon arriving in mountainous Nagano, Sassa had to compete with freezing winter temperatures, conflicting opinions between the Tokyo Metropolitan Police and the Nagano Prefectural Police, as well as public opinion to gain entrance to the lodge that held the single woman captive.
Release Date
2002-05-11
Average
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Rating:
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日本語
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