The film opens with kidnappers of a corporate executive making an unusual ransom demand: that a wizened executive from another company haul large bags of money through downtown Tokyo as the media documents his every move. When the first old man almost dies from exhaustion, a second, and eventually a third elderly corporate fat cat is ordered to do the same. The police detective assigned to the case (Tetsuya Watari) and his younger partner (Masatoshi Nagase) are livid with indignation at this sorry spectacle. They learn that these four men were involved in a massive industrial spill that poisoned an entire rural hamlet 20 years previous. Suddenly, the detective -- who studied in the States and apparently absorbed some John Wayne-like mannerisms in the process -- isn't sure who are the victims and who are the villains.
Credits
Abduction Cast
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Akira Emoto
He was 48, now 76 years old
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Akira Ishihama
He was 62, now 89 years old
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Masatoshi Nagase
He was 30, now 58 years old
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Tsutomu Isobe
He was 46, now 74 years old
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Miki Sakai
She was 19, now 46 years old
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Kôen Okumura
He was 67, now 94 years old
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Kôichi Ueda
He was 56, now 83 years old
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Tetsuya Watari
He was 55, now 82 years old
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Kiyoshi Yamamoto
He was 113, 76 years old when he died
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Sakae Kimura
He was 42, now 69 years old
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Abduction Crew
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Department |
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Takao Okawara as Director. He was 47 (now 75) years old
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Directing |
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Tadashi Morishita as Screenplay. He was 73 (now 100) years old
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Writing |
