The Choice of Hercules (2002)
The Choice of Hercules (2002)
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.

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Koji Yakusho Koji Yakusho As: Atsuyuki Sassa
Ryudo Uzaki Ryudo Uzaki As: Shinichi Udagawa
Masatô Ibu Masatô Ibu As: Chief Constable Noma
Yûki Amami Yûki Amami As: Sachiko Sassa
Kazuyoshi Kushida Kazuyoshi Kushida As:
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Storyline

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.


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Genres: Drama, Action, Crime

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 11 May 2002

Country: JP

Runtime: 130m

Company Credits

Company: Toei Company, Asmik Ace Entertainment

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Masato Hara

Masato Hara

Producer

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Yoshitaka Sakamoto

Yoshitaka Sakamoto

Director of Photography

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Kyōko Heya

Kyōko Heya

Production Design

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