The Choice of Hercules
Seen it?2002 | 130 min | Drama, Action, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, 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 crime-drama fans and action fans.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 10 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
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 powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Masato Harada
- Koji YakushoAtsuyuki Sassa
- Ryudo UzakiShinichi Udagawa
- Masatô IbuChief Constable Noma
- Yuki AmamiSachiko Sassa
- Kazuyoshi Kushida
- Osamu Shigematu
- Eisuke SasaiHyodo
- Kazuhiro Yamaji
- Makoto FujitaCommissioner-General Gotoda
- Kosuke Toyohara