Movie: In the Hero

Top 9 Billed Cast

Toshiaki Karasawa
唐沢寿明

Wataru Honjo

Sota Fukushi
福士蒼汰

Ryo Ichinose

Tomoka Kurotani
黒谷友香

Misaki Oshiba

Susumu Terajima
寺島進

Goro Unno

Keisuke Koide
小出恵介

Toshio Kadowaki

Ini Kusano
草野イニ

Mitsuru Manabe

Mitsuhiro Oikawa
及川光博

Toshihisa Nishio

Hana Sugisaki
杉咲花

Ayumi Motomura

Kei Nakata
中田圭

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    イン・ザ・ヒーロー

  • Overview

    48-year-old Wataru Honjo is a big fan of Bruce Lee and works as a suit actor (stunts performer wearing costumes). Even though he doesn't have the typical body type for his profession he has worked in the business for 25 years. Wataru doesn't get along with cocky rookie suit actor Ryo Ichinose, but an incident draws them closer. Ryo Ichinose then takes an audition for a Hollywood movie and passes. For the fighting scene in the climax scene, the action actor quits citing the scene is too dangerous. The movie staff hears that Wataru is the best Japanese action actor and offers the job to him. Will Wataru go for it?

  • Release Date

    2014-09-06

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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    日本語
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