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Vengeance for Sale

Name: Vengeance for Sale
Genre: Comedy, Action, Drama
Released: 2002-02-16
Cast: Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyoka Suzuki, Takehiro Murata, Tatsuya Nakadai, Shingo Tsurumi

2002 | 88 min | Comedy, Action, Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who wants a laugh and action fans. If you loved The Northman, start here.
The mood: Funny with heart.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 28 min.
What might put you off: It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

In a world where vendettas are officially sanctioned, the people sometimes needed help in carrying out their vengeance. Sanada Hiroyuki stars as Sukeroku the Helper, a ‘cool and rambling yakuza’ that has made a business out of helping victims carry out their revenge. When he returns to his hometown to pay a visit to his mother’s grave he meets a deadly ronin who carries a secret which eventually leads him into a vendetta of his own.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Kihachi Okamoto

Hiroyuki SanadaSukeroku Sukedachiya
Kyoka SuzukiOsen
Takehiro MurataTaro
Tatsuya NakadaiUmetaro Katakura
Shingo TsurumiShinkuro Wakiya
Hirotaro HondaHotta
Kyôko KishidaOtome
Ittoku KishibeOribe Sakakibara
Toru KazamaOkenosuke
Keiju KobayashiUndertaker