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Mottomo kiken na yuugi (1978) Online
Original Title :
Mottomo kiken na yuugi
Genre :
Movie / Crime
Year :
1978
Directror :
Tôru Murakawa
Cast :
Yûsaku Matsuda,Keiko Tasaka,Ichirô Araki
Writer :
Hideichi Nagahara
Type :
Movie
Time :
1h 29min
Rating :
6.6/10
Mottomo kiken na yuugi (1978) Online

Hitman Narumi is asked to rescue a kidnapped businessman who is involved in an air defense project. Narumi nearly succeeds but a stray shot kills the hostage. Nevertheless the person who hired Narumi now has another mission for him.
Cast overview, first billed only:
Yûsaku Matsuda Yûsaku Matsuda - Shouhei Narumi
Keiko Tasaka Keiko Tasaka - Kyoko Sasaka
Ichirô Araki Ichirô Araki - Katsuragi
Asao Uchida Asao Uchida - Kohinata
Daigo Kusano Daigo Kusano - Tsuchihashi
Bontarô Miake Bontarô Miake - Seishiro Adachi
Yôko Ichiji Yôko Ichiji - Ayano
Hiroshi Nawa Hiroshi Nawa - Tadashi
Masanori Irie Masanori Irie - Nanjou
Ryûji Katagiri Ryûji Katagiri - Ueda
Michihiro Yamanishi Michihiro Yamanishi - Kajii
Hyôe Enoki Hyôe Enoki - Mâjan-ya no otoko A
Renji Ishibashi Renji Ishibashi - Mâjan-ya no otoko B
Shunsuke Kariya Shunsuke Kariya - Ishizaki
Hitoshi Ômae Hitoshi Ômae - Keiji A

YUGI series. #1 of 3 films.


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Yusaku Matsuda stars in this what the Japanese call action/romance movie. Matsuda was a very popular action star in Japan until his untimely demise after filming "The Black Rain" with Michael Douglas.

Shohei Narumi (Yuusaku Matsuda) is a gun for hire. He's been recruited by Tonichi Electric company to rescue Chairman's son in law who's the president of the company from kidnappers. The kidnapping is a cover, and the real motive is over defense budget, and the rival company is trying to assassinate the key personnel of Tonichi Electric. The head of the rival company Seishiro Adachi is the ring leader of kidnappers. He has no qualms over killing people to forward his business agenda. Narumi is paid handsomely, and he accepts the contract. He finds that the story is not so strait forward as kidnappers includes the police. He's also asked to assassinate Adachi, but finds that Adachi is cohort with unexpected company.

The story is very '70s Japan style that resembles the then popular action novel of Haruhiko Ooyabu. It's supposed to be very gritty and macho with lot of sexual innuendo, but compared to today's level of violence on cinema, it's very tame. It's almost innocent by today's standard. But like most of Yuusaku Matsuda's films, this is an entertaining movie. It has comical elements as well as plot that's fairly outrageous. It's sort of escapism, but it works.

This movie is not to be taken too seriously. It's made for audience to just kick back and enjoy. The format is dated, but for old time Yuusaku Matsuda fans, this movie should give the right dose of his action.