CinemaOSMovie · 2014 · 2h 4m

In the Hero

70%(4)IMDbActionComedy

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.

Directed byMasaharu Take

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 4m
Language
JA
Released
September 6, 2014
Studios
Toei Company

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Toshiaki Karasawa

Toshiaki Karasawa

Wataru Honjo

Sota Fukushi

Sota Fukushi

Ryo Ichinose

Tomoka Kurotani

Tomoka Kurotani

Misaki Oshiba

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Goro Unno

Keisuke Koide

Keisuke Koide

Toshio Kadowaki

Ini Kusano

Ini Kusano

Mitsuru Manabe

Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Toshihisa Nishio

Hana Sugisaki

Hana Sugisaki

Ayumi Motomura

Kei Nakata

Jin Shirasu

Jin Shirasu

Shun Nagashima

Creative team
Directed by
Masaharu Take
Masaharu Take
Written by
Keiya Mizuno

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