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Let Him Rest in Peace

Let Him Rest in Peace

19891h 55m

Overview

This TV dramatization of Kitakata Kenzo's hard-boiled novel depicts a man who fights a deadly battle with a group of corrupt bosses who control the hot spring town. Sakaguchi, the owner of a long-established inn in a seaside hot spring town, rebels against the Shimoyama Tourism company that dominates the town, and is arrested by the police for a minor assault. One day, Sakaguchi's old best friend Shindo shows up and tells Sakaguchi's son that he will definitely get his father out of the police. (TV film adaptation of the novel, separate from the 1985 Yoichi Sai-directed film)

Directed by Yoshito Fukumoto
Written by Yasuko Miyazaki, Kenzo Kitakata
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Top Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Rino Katase

Rino Katase

Mayumi Wakamura

Mayumi Wakamura

Katsuhiko Watabiki

Katsuhiko Watabiki

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Hisashi Igawa

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Tetsuya Fujita

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Isao Washû

Yuya Takagawa

Yuya Takagawa

Toshiaki Nishizawa

Toshiaki Nishizawa

Kiyoshi Yamamoto

Kiyoshi Yamamoto

About Let Him Rest in Peace

Let Him Rest in Peace is a drama, tv movie film released in 1989. Directed by Yoshito Fukumoto, it stars Tatsuya Nakadai, Rino Katase, Mayumi Wakamura. This TV dramatization of Kitakata Kenzo's hard-boiled novel depicts a man who fights a deadly battle with a group of corrupt bosses who control the hot spring town. Sakaguchi, the owner of a long-established inn in a seaside hot spring town, rebels against the Shimoyama Tourism company that dominates the town, and is arrested by the police for a minor assault. One day, Sakaguchi's old best friend Shindo shows up and tells Sakaguchi's son that he will definitely get his father out of the police. (TV film adaptation of the novel, separate from the 1985 Yoichi Sai-directed film)

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