Top Cast
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Toshihiko Kurosawa
Naoya, a hitman
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Yutaka Ikejima
Ezaki, the yakuza boss
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Karin Tsujigiri
Blind girl
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Kazu Itsuki
Sex worker
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Kimitake Hiraoka
Izumi, the boyfriend
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Yamakiyo
Man beaten by yakuza
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Kenichi Kôbe
Kusakabe, Taiwanese mafia boss
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Kyoko Hashimoto
Reporter
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Kyoko Godai
Miyuki, a fashion designer
Overview
A hitman takes one last job in the hope that its successful completion will free him from his previous life and allow him to start over with his new lover. However, a mistake he made during a previous assignment comes back to haunt him.
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