
Hero
Seen it?2007 | 130 min | Mystery
Why it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 2 hr 10 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
After six years away, D.A. Kuryu Kohei (Kimura Takuya) returns to his former Josai branch of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, just in time for a brewing storm. Kohei's first case starts out simple enough. The suspect, a blonde-haired security guard, had already confessed to manslaughter, but he suddenly retracts his confession and takes things to court with big-shot defense attorney Gamo (Matsumoto Koshiro). It turns out that the security guard is a key alibi witness in a high-profile political corruption case, and the results of his case will directly affect the next. With the media, politicians, and a special investigative team breathing down his back, Kohei must handle the case with care (and flair) to find out the truth.
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
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$80 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 15K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Masayuki Suzuki
- Takuya KimuraKohei Kuryu
- Takako MatsuMaiko Amamiya
- Nene OtsukaMisuzu Nakamura
- Hiroshi AbeMitsugu Shibayama
- Masanobu KatsumuraTatsuo Egami
- Fumiyo KohinataTakayuki Suetsugu
- Norito YashimaKenji Endo
- Takuzo KadonoYutaka Ushimaru
- Kiichi NakaiAkihiko Takida
- Lee Byung-hunKang