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Mistake

Mistake

19957.01h 4m

Overview

A hitman takes one last job in the hope that its successful completion will free him from his previous life and allow him to start over with his new lover. However, a mistake he made during a previous assignment comes back to haunt him.

Directed by Yutaka Ikejima
Written by Kyoko Godai
Produced by Shinji Komada
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Top Cast

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Toshihiko Kurosawa

Naoya, a hitman

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Yutaka Ikejima

Ezaki, the yakuza boss

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Karin Tsujigiri

Blind girl

Kazu Itsuki

Kazu Itsuki

Sex worker

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Kimitake Hiraoka

Izumi, the boyfriend

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Yamakiyo

Man beaten by yakuza

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Kenichi Kôbe

Kusakabe, Taiwanese mafia boss

Kyoko Hashimoto

Kyoko Hashimoto

Reporter

Kyoko Godai

Kyoko Godai

Miyuki, a fashion designer

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Misao Sugihara

Kusakabe's mistress

Themes & Keywords

hitmanyakuzapink film

About Mistake

Mistake is a drama, crime film released in 1995 exploring themes of hitman, yakuza, pink film. Directed by Yutaka Ikejima, it stars Toshihiko Kurosawa, Yutaka Ikejima, Karin Tsujigiri. A hitman takes one last job in the hope that its successful completion will free him from his previous life and allow him to start over with his new lover. However, a mistake he made during a previous assignment comes back to haunt him.

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