Movie: Sanctuary

Top 10 Billed Cast

Kazuhiro Nakata
中田和宏

Chiaki Asami

Takaya Hashi
土師孝也

Tokai

Takeshi Watabe
渡部猛

Norimoto Isaoka

Show Hayami
速水奨

Akira Hōjō

Masako Katsuki
勝生真沙子

Hojo's Lover

Masaaki Okabe
岡部政明

Shuichi Sakura

Shigezô Sasaoka
Shigezô Sasaoka

Sagara

Masaharu Satô
佐藤正治

Murata

Tomokazu Seki
関智一

Reiji Tashiro

Hiromi Tsuru
鶴ひろみ

Kyoko Ishihara

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  • Overview

    Two Japanese survivors of the Khmer Rouge massacres in Cambodia vow to find a sanctuary, even if they have to build it themselves. Returning to Japan, they take seemingly opposite paths: one becomes a politician, the other a gangster. As Asami and Houjou work through the linked worlds of politics and crime in modern Japan, they don't hesitate to do anything necessary to secure their own positions and stay true to their vow. Loyal to no one else, they find their friendship increasingly tested as they rise in their chosen fields.

  • Release Date

    1996-05-01

  • Average

    5.2

  • Rating:

    2.6 starts
  • Tagline

    Two friends. Two destinies. One Japan.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    日本語
  • Keywords

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