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Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.


Five men, including one Korean, kidnap a 19-year-old college student named Yumi. She is the daughter of a tycoon who controls the Japanese underworld. With 100 million yen on the line, the kidnappers fall out…

Yoon Sung-mo

Yuichi Nakamura

Rei Yoshida
Hisayuki Teranaka
Chiharu Konno
Shin Nagahama
Tasuku Kobayashi
Hironobu Yukinaga

Alisa Sakamaki

Shôko Nakahara
The Ransom is a crime, action, drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of kidnapping. Directed by Atsushi Muroga, it stars Yoon Sung-mo, Yuichi Nakamura, Rei Yoshida. Five men, including one Korean, kidnap a 19-year-old college student named Yumi. She is the daughter of a tycoon who controls the Japanese underworld. With 100 million yen on the line, the kidnappers fall out…
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