When radicals from Japan's Red Army took a woman hostage in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano in 1972, Officer Atsuyuki Sassa was put in charge of diffusing the situation. But the task had its challenges. Upon arriving in mountainous Nagano, Sassa had to compete with freezing winter temperatures, conflicting opinions between the Tokyo Metropolitan Police and the Nagano Prefectural Police, as well as public opinion to gain entrance to the lodge that held the single woman captive.
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The Choice of Hercules Cast
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Kippei Shiina
He was 37, now 60 years old
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Kōji Yakusho
He was 46, now 69 years old
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as Atsuyuki Sassa |
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Yūki Amami
She was 34, now 57 years old
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as Sachiko Sassa |
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Masatō Ibu
He was 53, now 75 years old
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as Chief Constable Noma |
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Kosuke Toyohara
He was 36, now 59 years old
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Ryûdô Uzaki
He was 56, now 78 years old
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as Shinichi Udagawa |
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Shinji Takeda
He was 29, now 52 years old
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Hideo Sakaki
He was 31, now 54 years old
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Yoji Tanaka
He was 38, now 61 years old
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Kazuya Takahashi
He was 32, now 55 years old
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Eisuke Sasai
He was 43, now 66 years old
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as Hyodo |
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Meiken Itô
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Meikyô Yamada
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Osamu Shigematu
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Hajime Inoue
He was 41, now 63 years old
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Fumito Moriwaki
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Hiroshi Ohmori
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Shion Machida
She was 30, now 53 years old
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as Shinako |
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Hiroshi Sakuma
He was 17, now 40 years old
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as Itô - Assistant Police Inspector |
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Masahiro Komoto
He was 36, now 59 years old
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The Choice of Hercules Crew
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Department |
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Masato Hara as Producer. He was 70 (now 93) years old
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Production |
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Kyôko Heya as Production Design. |
Art |
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Soichi Ueno as Editor. He was 33 (now 55) years old
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Editing |
