Grasshopper (2015)
Overview
Movie contains the stories of three people: Suzuki (Toma Ikuta), Kujira (Tadanobu Asano) and Semi (Ryosuke Yamada). Suzuki is a former middle school teacher. His girlfriend was killed, which led him to quit his job and attempt to take revenge on her murderer. To do so, Suzuki has to infiltrate the underground world of criminals. Kujira is a contract killer for hire. He makes his targets fall into confusion and eventually commit suicide. Semi is a contract killer who uses the knife to take out his targets.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 4.844 |
Directed By
Tomoyuki Takimoto
TOP CAST
Tadanobu Asano
Kujira
Toma Ikuta
Suzuki
Ryosuke Yamada
Semi
Kumiko Aso
Sumire
Nanao
Hiyoko
Renji Ishibashi
Terahara
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Asagao
Jun Murakami
Iwanishi
Ryudo Uzaki
Bourei
Haru
Yuriko
Norihito Kaneko
Terahara Jr
Aimi Satsukawa
Mesh’s Woman
Hako Yamasaki
Momo
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