Smuggler

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• Movie: Smuggler
• Romaji: Sumagura
• Japanese: スマグラー　おまえの未来を運べ
• Director: Katsuhito Ishii
• Writer: Shohei Manabe (Manga), Katsuhito Ishii, Masatoshi Yamaguchi, Kensuke Yamamoto
• Producer: Hideaki Endo, Masatoshi Yamaguchi, Kazuto Takida, Akira Yamamoto
• Cinematographer: Hiroshi Machida
• World Premiere: September 16, 2011 (Toronto International Film Festival)
• Release Date: October 22, 2011
• Runtime: 115 min.
• Genre: Thriller / Action
• Distributor: Warner Bros. Japan
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Ryosuke Kinuta (Satoshi Tsumabuki) is a failed actor who falls into debt to the mob and must now work for them. His job is to smuggle or dispose of bodies and for that he makes a 50,000 Yen a day. He works with Jo (Masatoshi Nagase) and his assistant (Tatsuya Gashuin).

When Ryosuke takes part in transporting an assassin, he soon finds himself having to use all of his acting skills to stay alive ...

Notes

1. Based on Shohei Manabe's manga "Smuggler" first published from May-August, 2000.

Cast

Satoshi Tsumabuki	Masatoshi Nagase	Yasuko Matsuyuki	Hikari Mitsushima	Masanobu Ando
Ryosuke Kinuta	Jo	Yuki Yamaoka	Chiharu Tanuma	Spine

Tatsuya Gashuin	Fumiyo Kohinata	Masahiro Takashima	Tsuyoshi Abe	Ryushin Tei	Hitoshi Kiyokawa
Jijii	Kenji Nishio	Seiji Kawashima	Bukutadashi Kabashi	Naizou	Yoshiharu Takahashi

Additional Cast Members:

• Yohachi Shimada - Tanuma
• Shota Matsuda - police officer
• Ren Osugi - police officer
• Kanji Tsuda - aloha man
• Susumu Terajima - Jo's friend
• Yoshiyuki Morishita - convenience store clerk
• Tomoya Maeno - young convenience store clerk
• Akari Hoshino
• Shiiko Utagawa
• Donpei Tsuchihira
• Fuku Kondo
• Kyotaro Gan

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Film Festivals

• 2011 (36th) Toronto International Film Festival - September 8-18, 2011 - Midnight Madness *World Premiere
• 2011 (7th) Fantastic Fest - September 22-29, 2011 *U.S. Premiere
• 2011 (16th) Busan International Film Festival - October 6-14, 2011 - Midnight Passion
• 2011 (44th) Sitges Film Festival - October 6th-16th, 2011 - Casa Asia
• 2011 (47th) Chicago International Film Festival - October 6-20, 2011 - After Dark Competition
• 2011 (31st) Hawaii International Film Festival - October 13-23, 2011 - HIFF Extreme
• 2011 (8th) Hong Kong Asian Film Festival - October 18-November 18, 2011 - Cineaste Delights
• 2011 (48th) Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival - November 3-24, 2011 - Wonderland - Midnight Fever
• 2011 (22nd) Stockholm International Film Festival - November 9-20, 2011 - Asian Images *Nordic Premiere
• 2012 (13th) Japan Filmfest Hamburg - May 23-27, 2012
• 2012 (11th) New York Asian Film Festival - June 29-July 15, 2012 *New York Premiere
• 2012 (6th) JAPAN CUTS - July 12-28, 2012
• 2012 (16th) Fantasia Film Festival - July 19-August 9, 2012 *Quebec Premiere

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Eri Sep 04 2013 7:06 pm I love this movie, but one of the things that bothers me is that I can't seem to find the song that Zhang is playing at his penthouse. Anyone know it? ^^'

TOK Jul 27 2011 2:58 pm Hikari Mitsushima!! She's a Great actress!...love her a lot!

Riisa Jul 02 2011 12:11 am Tsumabuki Satoshi? Count me in! He's an awesome actor!

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