Shinjuku Swan

May 30, 2015

2h 19m

★ 5.5

Overview

Shiratori Tatsuhiko works as a scout for talent agency Burst in Kabukichō, Shinjuku's red light district, recruiting young girls for the adult entertainment industry. In a business where money means everything, Tatsuhiko finds himself in a constant struggle between rival scouts and the Yakuza.

Genres

Action

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Kodansha

Japan Music Entertainment

Happinet Pictures

Tristone Entertainment

Shinjuku Swan Trailers

Cast

Tatsuhiko Shiratori

Go Ayano

Hideyoshi Minami

Takayuki Yamada

Ageha

Erika Sawajiri

Matora

Yūsuke Iseya

Ryoko

Yu Yamada

Yutaka Hayama

Nobuaki Kaneko

Kami Yamashiro

Kosuke Toyohara

Shuzen Amano

Kotaro Yoshida

Gensuke Seki

Motoki Fukami

Tokimasa

Jun Murakami

Yosuke

Yuki Kubota

Matsukata

Ken Yasuda

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