The Choice of Hercules (2002)

  • NR
  • 05/11/2002 (JP)
  • Drama, Action, Crime
  • 2h 10m

Overview

When radicals from Japan's Red Army took a woman hostage in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano in 1972, Officer Atsuyuki Sassa was put in charge of diffusing the situation. But the task had its challenges. Upon arriving in mountainous Nagano, Sassa had to compete with freezing winter temperatures, conflicting opinions between the Tokyo Metropolitan Police and the Nagano Prefectural Police, as well as public opinion to gain entrance to the lodge that held the single woman captive.

Masato Harada

Director, Writer

Atsuyuki Sassa

Writer

Cast

Koji Yakusho's headshot

Koji Yakusho

Atsuyuki Sassa
Ryudo Uzaki's headshot

Ryudo Uzaki

Shinichi Udagawa
Masatô Ibu's headshot

Masatô Ibu

Chief Constable Noma
Yûki Amami's headshot

Yûki Amami

Sachiko Sassa
Kazuyoshi Kushida's headshot

Kazuyoshi Kushida

Osamu Shigematu's headshot

Osamu Shigematu

Eisuke Sasai's headshot

Eisuke Sasai

Hyodo
Kazuhiro Yamaji's headshot

Kazuhiro Yamaji

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