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Dead Run

Dead Run

20055.62h 4m

Overview

Classmates Shuji and Eri becomes friends, both young people have family problems. When Eri is taken away to Tokyo by her relatives, Shuji becomes increasingly isolated at school and drifts into criminal activity.

Directed by SABU
Written by SABU, Kiyoshi Shigematsu
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Top Cast

Yuya Tegoshi

Yuya Tegoshi

Shuji

Hanae Kan

Hanae Kan

Eri

Miki Nakatani

Miki Nakatani

Akane

Etsushi Toyokawa

Etsushi Toyokawa

Father Yuichi

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Arata

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Oni Ken

Ryo Kase

Ryo Kase

Yuji Miyahara

Shun Sugata

Shun Sugata

Shuji's Father

Hitomi Takahashi

Hitomi Takahashi

Shuji's Mother

Tasuku Emoto

Tasuku Emoto

Shuichi

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About Dead Run

Dead Run is a drama film released in 2005. Directed by SABU, it stars Yuya Tegoshi, Hanae Kan, Miki Nakatani. Classmates Shuji and Eri becomes friends, both young people have family problems. When Eri is taken away to Tokyo by her relatives, Shuji becomes increasingly isolated at school and drifts into criminal activity.

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