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Key of Life

Key of Life

If your life has you down… try out someone else's.

20127.62h 8m

Overview

A failed actor switches identities with a stranger at a bath house thinking it is his way out of his life of misery but only to find himself filling the shoes of an elite assassin.

Directed by Kenji Uchida
Written by Kenji Uchida
Produced by Hiroshi Ohnishi, Kazumi Fukase, Satoshi Akagi
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Top Cast

Masato Sakai

Masato Sakai

Sakurai

Teruyuki Kagawa

Teruyuki Kagawa

Kondo

Hirosue Ryoko

Hirosue Ryoko

Kanae Mizushima

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Junichi Kudo

Yōko Moriguchi

Yōko Moriguchi

Ayako Inoue

Sayuri Oyamada

Sayuri Oyamada

Mizushima Shoko

Hana Kino

Hana Kino

Kanae's Mother

Takehiko Ono

Takehiko Ono

Kanae's Father

Daisuke Hibi

Daisuke Hibi

Doctor

Takaki Uda

Takaki Uda

Fujimoto

Themes & Keywords

amnesiahitmanredemptionmistaken identitybody-swapstruggling actoridentity swap

About Key of Life

Key of Life is a comedy, crime film released in 2012 exploring themes of amnesia, hitman, redemption, mistaken identity, body-swap, struggling actor. Directed by Kenji Uchida, it stars Masato Sakai, Teruyuki Kagawa, Hirosue Ryoko. A failed actor switches identities with a stranger at a bath house thinking it is his way out of his life of misery but only to find himself filling the shoes of an elite assassin.

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