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4.9 1h 24m

Waru

A former gangster gets released from prison and goes to work for a group of people. The leader of this group becomes his mentor and the fight to combat criminals and for world peace. The whole resulting in the wanted and are chased of all families mob in Japan. They may however be a little unexpected help from the police.

Top Cast

  • Show Aikawa

    Show Aikawa

  • Hisao Maki

    Hisao Maki

  • Atsuko Sakuraba

    Atsuko Sakuraba

  • Ryo Ishibashi

    Ryo Ishibashi

  • Nagare Hagiwara

    Nagare Hagiwara

  • Yoshihiko Hakamada

    Yoshihiko Hakamada

  • Keiko Matsuzaka

    Keiko Matsuzaka

  • Kimika Yoshino

    Kimika Yoshino

  • Johnny Ohkura

    Johnny Ohkura

Overview

A former gangster gets released from prison and goes to work for a group of people. The leader of this group becomes his mentor and the fight to combat criminals and for world peace. The whole resulting in the wanted and are chased of all families mob in Japan. They may however be a little unexpected help from the police.

Rating

4.9 / 10
13 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • Hotsake
    Hotsake
    3 Sep 3, 2015

    I'm going to have to agree with another review that I read which states "Takashi Miike and Hisao Maki make terrible films together, and Waru could be the worst." each and every film collaboration of theirs I've seen have suffered from the same problem, which is that they are slow and plodding and without the usual Miike flair. Hisao Maki who is a real Karate expert loves to write himself into his adaptations. Here he serves as the original creator of the '70s manga as well as the screenwriter. Waru in particular seem very disjointed with scenes barely held together with the thinnest of plots. No one including Takashi Miike, Sho Aikawa and Hisao Maki seem to be trying very hard.

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