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A Weapon in My Heart

A Weapon in My Heart

19961h 32m

Overview

A detective and his partner track down a call girl with information about a drug cartel. After taking her into custody, they are attacked by cartel members. The detective and the woman manage to escape, but they are soon hounded by a professional hitman hired to eliminate them and recover the heroin stolen by the woman.

Directed by Shinji Aoyama
Written by Shinji Aoyama
Produced by Kazuo Suzaki
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Top Cast

Koujiro Shimizu

Koujiro Shimizu

Goro

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Mika Aoba

Alice

Tarō Suwa

Tarō Suwa

Yoichiro Saito

Yoichiro Saito

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

Yoshioka

Shun Sugata

Shun Sugata

Hoshi

Themes & Keywords

drug traffickingyakuzahired killertough copv-cinemablind child

About A Weapon in My Heart

A Weapon in My Heart is a crime film released in 1996 exploring themes of drug trafficking, yakuza, hired killer, tough cop, v-cinema, blind child. Directed by Shinji Aoyama, it stars Koujiro Shimizu, Mika Aoba, Tarō Suwa. A detective and his partner track down a call girl with information about a drug cartel. After taking her into custody, they are attacked by cartel members. The detective and the woman manage to escape, but they are soon hounded by a professional hitman hired to eliminate them and recover the heroin stolen by the woman.

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