In the Hero (2014)

09/06/2014 (JP) • 2h 4m

Action, Comedy

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?

Top Billed Cast

Toshiaki Karasawa

Wataru Honjo

Sota Fukushi

Ryo Ichinose

Tomoka Kurotani

Misaki Oshiba

Keisuke Koide

Toshio Kadowaki

Ini Kusano

Mitsuru Manabe

Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Toshihisa Nishio

Hana Sugisaki

Ayumi Motomura


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

martial arts

stuntman

stuntperson

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