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2015

Grasshopper

Grasshopper

グラスホッパー

(c)2015“Grasshopper” Film Partners

(c)2015“Grasshopper” Film Partners

(c)2015“Grasshopper” Film Partners

(c)2015“Grasshopper” Film Partners

Release Date
November, 7th, 2015
Running Time
119 min
Genre
Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
-
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (HDCAM)

[ Directed by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

“Grasshopper” Film Partners

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

KADOKAWA, SHOCHIKU

[ Story ]

Live-action adaptation of the suspense novel by bestselling author Isaka Kotaro. Depicts the intertwining fates of a former teacher whose girlfriend dies, a man who drives his targets to suicide, and a knife-wielding killer. Reprises the The Brain Man team with director Takimoto Tomoyuki and Ikuta Toma in the lead.
Suzuki (Ikuta) abandons his work as a teacher and plunges into the criminal world to exact revenge on the person who killed his girlfriend in a hit-and-run accident. But, right before his eyes, a mysterious strongman kills his target before he gets the chance. Suzuki is baffled, but begins chasing down the truth behind the chain of events.

[ Official Site ]

http://grasshopper-movie.jp

[ Contact (International) ]

KADOKAWA CORPORATION
International Sales, Motion Picture Business

2-13-3 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8177
Rep: NATSUNO Takeshi (President)
Attn: MORI Chiyo
tel: +81 50 1746 1220
E-mail: mori-c@kadokawa.jp
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp

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