Kyō Kara Hitman
| Kyō Kara Hitman | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | [ja] |
| Written by | [ja] (manga) Masao Iketani screenplay Masayoshi Wagatsuma screenplay |
| Produced by | Toshiki Komatsu Shigeji Maeda Tsuneo Seto |
| Starring | Shinji Takeda |
| Cinematography | Tetsu Shimomoto |
| Edited by | Chikako Namba |
| Music by | [ja] |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Toei Video Company (Japan, theatrical) |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Kyō Kara Hitman (今日からヒットマン, Kyō kara hittoman) is a 2009 Japanese film adaptation of the eponymous manga by [ja]. It was directed by [ja] and stars Shinji Takeda,[1] who also composed, arranged, and performed the film's theme song, "The Hitman".[2]
Plot[]
An ordinary salaryman gets mixed up in the death of a legendary hitman, and has to lead a double life as the hitman's successor.[1]
Cast[]
- Shinji Takeda as Tokichi Inaba[2]
- Mari Hoshino as Misako Inaba
- Yuri Morishita as Chinatsu
- Masaya Kikawada as Dual
- Kanji Tsuda as Round Glasses
- Kaoru Abe as Nekota
- Kaname Endō as Tanaka
- Motoki Fukami as Takao
- Hidekazu Ichinose as Suzuki
- Meguru Katō
- Daijiro Kawaoka as Mushroom Head
- Takayasu Komiya as Shuichi Endo
- Ken Maeda as Kamio
- Kōichirō Nomoto
- Jirō Satō
- Mitsuyoshi Shinoda as Nonezumi
- Hiroshi Yamamoto as Gaku Yamamoto
- Tomohisa Yuge as Yaginuma
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Andrew Mack (August 5, 2009). "Shinji Takeda plays salaryman turned hitman in 'Kyou Kara Hitman'". twitch. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Kyō kara Hitman Manga Gets Live-Action Film This Fall". Anime News Network. August 5, 2009. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
External links[]
- Kyo Kara Hitman at IMDb
- Official website ("Kyō Kara Hitman" manga) (in Japanese)
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- 2009 films
- Japanese-language films
- 2000s Japanese films
- Toei Company films
- Japanese drama films
- Live-action films based on manga
- Japanese films
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