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Hard Luck Hero

Hard Luck Hero

20035.71h 19m

Overview

The story of three pairs of characters involved one way or the other with the yakuza and a rigged boxing match and fleeing the thugs one way or the other. Filmed as a showcase of the Japanese boy band V6, Hard Luck Hero has food, drink, cars, kickboxing, debt, shooting, theft, blackmail and music.

Directed by SABU
Written by SABU
Produced by Satoru Ogura, Masahiko Tan, Taro Nagamatsuya
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Top Cast

Masayuki Sakamoto

Masayuki Sakamoto

Tadashi Ikeyama

Hiroshi Nagano

Hiroshi Nagano

Kenta Kishimoto

Yoshihiko Inohara

Yoshihiko Inohara

Naoto Ishii

Go Morita

Go Morita

Kenji Fujita

Ken Miyake

Ken Miyake

Yuji Kudo

Junichi Okada

Junichi Okada

Takashi Akai

Sansei Shiomi

Sansei Shiomi

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Yakuza

Arata Furuta

Arata Furuta

Naomi Nishida

Naomi Nishida

About Hard Luck Hero

Hard Luck Hero is a action, comedy, crime film released in 2003. Directed by SABU, it stars Masayuki Sakamoto, Hiroshi Nagano, Yoshihiko Inohara. The story of three pairs of characters involved one way or the other with the yakuza and a rigged boxing match and fleeing the thugs one way or the other. Filmed as a showcase of the Japanese boy band V6, Hard Luck Hero has food, drink, cars, kickboxing, debt, shooting, theft, blackmail and music.

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