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A Japanese assassin stranded in Taiwan must take work from a local crime boss to make ends meet when suddenly a woman from his past delivers a son to him.

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.

Show Aikawa
Hisao Maki

Atsuko Sakuraba

Ryo Ishibashi

Nagare Hagiwara

Yoshihiko Hakamada

Keiko Matsuzaka

Kimika Yoshino

Johnny Ohkura
Akira Maeda
Waru is a crime film released in 2006. Directed by Takashi Miike, it stars Show Aikawa, Hisao Maki, Atsuko Sakuraba. 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.
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