In the Hero

Sep 6, 2014

2h 4m

★ 7.0

Overview

Veteran suit actor Wataru Honjo, a 48-year-old Bruce Lee fan who has spent 25 years in the business, clashes with rookie Ryo Ichinose until fate brings them together—leading Wataru to a once-in-a-lifetime chance to take on a dangerous Hollywood action role.

Genres

Action

Comedy

Production Companies

Toei Company

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Cast

Wataru Honjo

Toshiaki Karasawa

Ryo Ichinose

Sota Fukushi

Misaki Oshiba

Tomoka Kurotani

Goro Unno

Susumu Terajima

Toshio Kadowaki

Keisuke Koide

Mitsuru Manabe

Ini Kusano

Toshihisa Nishio

Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Ayumi Motomura

Hana Sugisaki

Kei Nakata

Shun Nagashima

Jin Shirasu

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