In the Hero

Sep 6, 2014

2h 4m

★ 7.0

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?

Genres

Action

Comedy

Production Companies

Toei Company

In the Hero Trailers

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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

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