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The Hovering Blade

The Hovering Blade

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The Hovering Blade

2009

1h 52m

8.2(8 votes)

Drama

Overview

Following the brutal rape and murder of his teenage daughter, a single father seeks revenge against the responsible youths. His pursuit for justice becomes a deadly cat-and-mouse game with both the perpetrators and the police.

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Production Companies

Toei Company

TV Asahi

Toei Video Company

Kinoshita Komuten

Yomiuri Shimbun Company

KADOKAWA Shoten

Nagoya Broadcasting Network

Hokkaido Television Broadcasting

Hiroshima Home Television

Ehime Asahi Television

TV Asahi Service

Avex Entertainment

Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Akira Terao

Akira Terao

Shigeki Nagamine

Yutaka Takenouchi

Yutaka Takenouchi

Takashi Oribe

Shirō Itō

Shirō Itō

Shinichi Mano

Miki Sakai

Miki Sakai

Wakako Kijima

Hatsuo Yamaya

Hatsuo Yamaya

Takaaki Kijima

Ryosuke Okada

Yuji Nakamura

Yuji Nakamura

Houka Kinoshita

Houka Kinoshita

Hatsunori Hasegawa

Hatsunori Hasegawa

Kouhei Kuroda

Kouhei Kuroda

Creative team

Directed by: Shoichi Mashiko
Written by: Shoichi Mashiko
Produced by: Kenji Yamada
Motoki Ishida

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