''Hero'' is a 2015 Japanese
mystery
Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters
*Mystery, a cat character in ''Emily the Strange''
Films
* ''Mystery'' (2012 film), a 2012 Chinese drama film
* ''Mystery'' ( ...
comedy-drama film directed by
Masayuki Suzuki
Masayuki Suzuki (鈴木雅之, ''Suzuki Masayuki'', born September 22, 1956, in Ōta, Tokyo) is a Japanese singer best known as a former member of group Rats & Star (previously called ''Chanels''), and for performing the opening themes for the ...
( ja) and based on the
Japanese television drama
, also called , are television programs that are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, jidaigeki, thrill ...
series
of the same name.
It was released on July 18, 2015.
Plot
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.
Cast
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Takuya Kimura
is a Japanese actor, singer, and radio personality. He is regarded as a Japanese icon after achieving success as an actor. He was also a popular member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia.
A 1996 television drama series, ''Long ...
as Kohei Kuryu
*
Keiko Kitagawa
is a Japanese actress and former model. She was an exclusive model for the Japanese '' Seventeen'' magazine from late 2003 to mid-2006, and quit modeling when she left the magazine. Her first acting role was Sailor Mars in the Sailor Moon live ac ...
as Chika Asagi
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Takako Matsu
(born June 10, 1977) also known as is a Japanese actress and pop singer.
Personal life
Matsu was born to a family of buyō and kabuki actors, including her father Matsumoto Hakuō II, her mother and businesswoman Noriko Fujima, her uncle, ...
as Maiko Amamiya
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Kōichi Satō
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Tetta Sugimoto
is a Japanese actor.
Career
Sugimoto was first a member of a rock band before he debuted as an actor in 1983 in the film '' Hakujasho''. For that film, he won a Japan Academy Prize best newcomer award. In addition to his work in film, he has a ...
*
Gaku Hamada
is a Japanese film and television actor. He was a regular cast member of Fuji TV's '' Operation Love'', appearing in all 11 episodes broadcast in 2007 and the 2008 special, and receiving an award for his role. He has made numerous other TV appe ...
*
Bokuzō Masana
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Yō Yoshida
is a Japanese actress who is represented by the talent agency Oranku.
Filmography
TV series
Films
Dubbing
*'' Legend of the Demon Cat'', Lady Yang ( Sandrine Pinna)
*''Frozen II'', Queen Iduna (Evan Rachel Wood
Evan Rachel Wood (born ...
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Yōji Tanaka
is a Japanese actor and tarento. He is often credited as BoBA.
Career
Born in Kiso, Nagano, Tanaka first began working for Japan National Railways after high school, but often went to the movies, including shows of indie and self-produced films ...
*
Katsuya
is both a masculine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname.
Possible writings
*克也, "gram, to be"
*勝也, "win, to be"
*勝矢, "win, arrow"
*勝哉, "win, how"
*勝夜, "win, night"
*活耶, "active, father"
*活弥, "active, extensive, ...
*
Yutaka Matsushige
is a Japanese actor.
Career
Matsushige has appeared in the films such as '' EM Embalming'', ''Adrenaline Drive'', ''Last Life in the Universe'', and ''Outrage Beyond''.
He won the award for best supporting actor at the 31st Yokohama Film Festi ...
*
Norito Yashima is a Japanese actor, TV personality, narrator, voice actor and presenter. He is currently employed by ComeCome Miniki-Na Theater Company and SIS company. He landed his first hosting job on the Fuji TV series '' Hey! Spring of Trivia'', a show he co ...
*
Fumiyo Kohinata
is a Japanese actor.
Filmography
Film
* '' Begging for Love'' (1998)
* '' Give It All'' (1998)
* '' Ring 2'' (1999) - Dr. Kawajiri
* '' Audition'' (1999) - Television producer
* ''Minna no Ie'' (2001)
* '' Turn'' (2001)
* '' Dark Water'' (2002 ...
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Reception
The film was
number-one on its opening weekend, grossing .
[ It remained in number-one in the following weekend, with .][ The film was the third highest-grossing Japanese film at the Japanese box office in 2015, with in revenue.]
References
External links
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*{{IMDb title, 4226970
2010s mystery comedy-drama films
Films based on television series
Films produced by Kazutoshi Wadakura
Films with screenplays by Yasushi Fukuda
Japanese mystery comedy-drama films
2015 comedy films
2015 drama films
2015 films
Films scored by Takayuki Hattori
Hero (2001 TV series)
2010s Japanese films