In the Hero

September. 06,2014

Rating：

6.6

Genre：

Action Comedy

Keywords：

Martial Arts Stuntman Stuntperson

Trailer Synopsis Cast

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?

Toshiaki Karasawa as Wataru Honjo

Sota Fukushi as Ryo Ichinose

Tomoka Kurotani as Misaki Oshiba

Susumu Terajima as Goro Unno

Keisuke Koide as Toshio Kadowaki

Ini Kusano as Mitsuru Manabe

Mitsuhiro Oikawa as Toshihisa Nishio

Hana Sugisaki as Ayumi Motomura

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Reviews

Evengyny

2014/09/06

Thanks for the memories!

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Smartorhypo

2014/09/07

Highly Overrated But Still Good

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Odelecol

2014/09/08

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

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Doomtomylo

2014/09/09

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

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