is a 2009 Japanese film adaptation of the eponymous manga by . It was directed by and stars

Shinji Takeda , born December 18, 1972, is a Japanese actor, talent and saxophone player. He has had notable roles in such works as '' The Incite Mill'', ''Kyō Kara Hitman'' and ''Tokyo Eyes''. Filmography Film Television Dubbing *'' Rambo: Last Blood'', ...

, who also composed, arranged, and performed the film's theme song, "The Hitman".

Plot

An ordinary salaryman gets mixed up in the death of a legendary hitman, and has to lead a double life as the hitman's successor.

Cast

as Tokichi Inaba * Mari Hoshino as Misako Inaba * Yuri Morishita as Chinatsu *

Masaya Kikawada is a Japanese actor. His most prominent role has been as Takeshi Hongo in the film ''Kamen Rider The First'' and its sequel '' Kamen Rider The Next''. He was also in ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon'' as Sailor Jupiter's love interest Motoki Furuh ...

as Dual *

Kanji Tsuda is a Japanese actor. Career Tsuda appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's '' Tokyo Sonata''. He co-starred in Sion Sono's ''Guilty of Romance'' with Megumi Kagurazaka. Filmography Film * '' Sonatine'' (1993) * ''119'' (1994) * '' Kids Return'' (1996) ...

as Round Glasses * Kaoru Abe as Nekota * Kaname Endō as Tanaka * Motoki Fukami as Takao *

Hidekazu Ichinose is a Japanese voice actor. His most notable role was playing Hayato Gokudera in ''Reborn! ''Reborn!'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Amano. It follows Tsunayoshi Sawada, a young boy who ...

as Suzuki * Meguru Katō * Daijiro Kawaoka as Mushroom Head * Takayasu Komiya as Shuichi Endo * Ken Maeda as Kamio * Kōichirō Nomoto * Jirō Satō *

Mitsuyoshi Shinoda is a Japanese actor. He was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, and used to be a member of the group "JackJack". Filmography Television dramas *''Lipstick'' (1999, Fuji-TV) Regular *''Fly'' (2000, NHK) *''Cosmos Angel'' (2002, 東海-TV) four Appeara ...

as Nonezumi * Hiroshi Yamamoto as Gaku Yamamoto *

Tomohisa Yuge is a Japanese actor who has had roles in numerous TV Asahi Tokusatsu shows, including ''Kamen Rider Ryuki'' and ''Kamen Rider Kabuto'', as well as a number of films. Filmography Drama *''Kamen Rider Ryuki'' (2003), Goro Yura (Kamen Rider Zolda ...

as Yaginuma

References

External links

* * * ("Kyō Kara Hitman" manga) (in Japanese) 2000s Japanese films Toei Company films Japanese drama films Live-action films based on manga 2009 films 2000s Japanese-language films {{2000s-Japan-film-stub ja:今日からヒットマン#.E6.98.A0.E7.94.BB