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The Fixer

The Fixer

1979 2h 10mCrime

Political fixer Homei Yamaoka's misdeeds come to light, throwing Japanese politics into deadly confusion. But he's not going down without a fight.

3.0/5

TMDB score· 2 votes

Synopsis

Political fixer Homei Yamaoka's misdeeds come to light, throwing Japanese politics into deadly confusion. But he's not going down without a fight.

The vibe

corruptionscandalfixerjapanese politics

Behind it

Yasuo FuruhataYasuo FuruhataDirectorKōji TakadaKōji TakadaScreenplayHajime KaburagiHajime KaburagiComposerTôru NakajimaCinematography

Cast

Shin SaburiShin Saburi
Masakazu TamuraMasakazu Tamura
Kayo MatsuoKayo Matsuo
Kyōko EnamiKyōko Enami
Tatsuo UmemiyaTatsuo Umemiya
Kunie TanakaKunie Tanaka
Tsutomu Kariba
Akira NakaoAkira Nakao
Minori TeradaMinori Terada
Isao BitōIsao Bitō
Mikio NaritaMikio Narita
Ichirō NakataniIchirō Nakatani
Taketoshi NaitōTaketoshi Naitō
Etsushi TakahashiEtsushi Takahashi
Meichō SoganoyaMeichō Soganoya
Ryūnosuke KanedaRyūnosuke Kaneda
Ichirō ArishimaIchirō Arishima
Shōgo ShimadaShōgo Shimada

Director

Yasuo Furuhata

Writer

Kōji Takada

Release date

27 Oct 1979

Runtime

2h 10m

Studio

Toei Company

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

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