Completed - JAPANESE - Crime, Drama, Thriller - 124 minutes
A team of cops must protect an accused killer with a billion-yen bounty on his head.
Year of production : 2013 Director(s) : Miike TAKASHI Writer(s) : Tamio HAYASHI Cast : Takao OSAWA, Nanako MATSUSHIMA, Tatsuya FUJIWARA Producer(s) : Misako SAKA, Shigeji MAEDA, Naoaki KITAJIMA
A group of police are tasked with transporting him unharmed to police HQ in Tokyo.After killing a 7-year-old girl, psychopath Kunihide Kyomaru turns himself in to the police. Since his victim was the daughter of a billionaire, terminally ill billionaire Ninagawa, who buys ads in all the major papers offering a hefty bounty for anyone who kills Kunihide. There are a few caveats, including a clause that the execution must be authorized by the government, but the consequences are clear: It's open season on Kunihide, who has nothing but five dedicated cops to protect him, led by security police lieutenant Kazuki Mekari.
Country(ies) : JAPAN
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Cannes 2013 (Palme d'Or (nomiated))Blue Ribbon Awards 2013 (Best Film (nominated))Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 2013 (Focus Asia Award (nominated))