The Choice of Hercules
Release Date: 2002-05-11
Rating : 8/10
Duration : 130 minutes
Genres : Drama, Action, Crime
Director : Masato Harada
Writer : Atsuyuki Sassa, Masato Harada
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.
Cast
Koji Yakusho
Ryudo Uzaki
Masatô Ibu
Yuki Amami
Kazuyoshi Kushida
Osamu Shigematu