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Hero's Island

20250.0 / 100
Drama, History

Overview

Set in post-war Okinawa, Japan, Gusuku had 3 close childhood friends: On, Yamako and On's younger brother Rei. On was the oldest of the group and he was like a leader to everybody else. He was also a heroic figure to them. On led his friends into the U.S. military base and they stole supplies to give away to the local residents. Everybody in the neighborhood praised On. One night, they entered the U.S. military based to steal supplies. During their raid, On was chased by U.S. soldiers and went missing. Years later, Gusuku now works as a police officer. Yamako is an elementary school teacher. Rei is a member of the yakuza. These three people are still unable to get over the disappearance of On. They chase after the truth behind On's disappearance and uncover a shocking answer.

Cast

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Gusuku

Suzu Hirose

Suzu Hirose

Yamako

Masataka Kubota

Masataka Kubota

Rei

Eita Nagayama

Eita Nagayama

On

Shinya Tsukamoto

Shinya Tsukamoto

Aoi Nakamura

Aoi Nakamura

Kumi Takiuchi

Kumi Takiuchi

Shogen

Shogen

Pierre Taki

Pierre Taki

Ryu Kohata

Ryu Kohata

Eita Okuno

Eita Okuno

Hideaki Murata

Hideaki Murata

Michiko Iwahashi

Michiko Iwahashi

Crew

Junjo Shindo

Junjo Shindo

Novel

Keishi Otomo

Keishi Otomo

Director

Ryo Hayano

Ryo Hayano

Editor

Keisuke Sakai

Keisuke Sakai

Makeup & Hair

Masae Miyamoto

Masae Miyamoto

Costume Design

Toshiya Nomura

Toshiya Nomura

Producer

Asao Tsunoda

Asao Tsunoda

Producer

Satoshi Fukushima

Satoshi Fukushima

Producer

Fusao Yuwaki

Fusao Yuwaki

Sound Recordist

Hidefumi Hanatani

Hidefumi Hanatani

Production Design

Hidenori Nagata

Hidenori Nagata

Gaffer

Kenzo Ishiguro

Kenzo Ishiguro

Executive Producer

Kanjirô Sakura

Kanjirô Sakura

Executive Producer

Luci Y. Kim

Luci Y. Kim

Executive Producer

Ryo Takada

Ryo Takada

Screenplay

Keishi Otomo

Keishi Otomo

Screenplay

Kota Oura

Kota Oura

Screenplay

Daichi Watanabe

Daichi Watanabe

Decorator

Atsushi Shimamura

Atsushi Shimamura

Decorator

Kei Kawamura

Kei Kawamura

Casting

Miho Iida

Miho Iida

Casting

Nahoko Azusa

Nahoko Azusa

Casting

Hiroyuki Yoshida

Hiroyuki Yoshida

Stunt Coordinator

Masatoshi Katsumata

Masatoshi Katsumata

Supervising Sound Editor