In the Hero (2014)
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?
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 2.894 |
Directed By
Masaharu Take
TOP CAST
Toshiaki Karasawa
Wataru Honjo
Sota Fukushi
Ryo Ichinose
Tomoka Kurotani
Misaki Oshiba
Susumu Terajima
Goro Unno
Keisuke Koide
Toshio Kadowaki
Ini Kusano
Mitsuru Manabe
Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Toshihisa Nishio
Hana Sugisaki
Ayumi Motomura
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