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Hâdo rakku hîrô

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  • 1h 19m
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6.1/10
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Hâdo rakku hîrô (2003)
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  • Comedy
  • Crime
The story of three pairs of characters involved one way or the other with the yakuza and a rigged boxing match and fleeing the thugs one way or the other. Filmed as a showcase of the Japanes... Read allThe story of three pairs of characters involved one way or the other with the yakuza and a rigged boxing match and fleeing the thugs one way or the other. Filmed as a showcase of the Japanese boy band V6 (to be followed by another by the director), Hard Luck Hero has food, drink,... Read allThe story of three pairs of characters involved one way or the other with the yakuza and a rigged boxing match and fleeing the thugs one way or the other. Filmed as a showcase of the Japanese boy band V6 (to be followed by another by the director), Hard Luck Hero has food, drink, cars, kickboxing, debt, shooting, theft, blackmail and music.
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  • Director
    • SABU
  • Writer
    • SABU
  • Stars
    • Hiroshi Nagano
    • Yoshihiko Inohara
    • Gô Morita
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  • Director
    • SABU
  • Writer
    • SABU
  • Stars
    • Hiroshi Nagano
    • Yoshihiko Inohara
    • Gô Morita
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    Hiroshi Nagano
    • Kenta Kishimotoas Kenta Kishimoto
    Yoshihiko Inohara
    • Naoto Ishiias Naoto Ishii
    Gô Morita
    • Kenji Fujitaas Kenji Fujita
    Ken Miyake
    • Yuji Fujitaas Yuji Fujita
    Jun'ichi Okada
    Jun'ichi Okada
    • Takashi Asaias Takashi Asai
    Sansei Shiomi
    • Tetsuo Mishimaas Tetsuo Mishima
    Susumu Terajima
    Susumu Terajima
    • Shingo Shibataas Shingo Shibata
    Shihô Harumi
    Shihô Harumi
    • Ring Announceras Ring Announcer
    Masayuki Sakamoto
    • Tadashi Ikeyamaas Tadashi Ikeyama
    Keiko Yokomachi
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    The story of three pairs of characters involved one way or the other with the yakuza and a rigged boxing match and fleeing the thugs one way or the other. Filmed as a showcase of the Japanese boy band V6 (to be followed by another by the director), Hard Luck Hero has food, drink, cars, kickboxing, debt, shooting, theft, blackmail and music. —aghaemi
    • yakuza
    • boxing
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      • Action
      • Comedy
      • Crime
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    10/10
    If you like Sabu, you know what this is like, if you've never seen Sabu this is a good jumping in point...
    Not an unaccessible movie. Sabu's films tend to come off as flashy and stylistic, and I mean, they are, they are unique to himself, so Sabu is very much a required taste. running at about 80 minutes this isn't his best, but it is still a solid effort.

    Sabu films tend to start off with one character/ storyline, and eventually filter in others, you won't find much character development, but just enough to get interested and find each person discernible.

    The humor itself is spot on, as is the editing and cinematography. There really isn't much to say without spoiling the movie, or even spoiling of discovering the joy of Sabu's works in general. He's a solid director, and for what it is, he just created a minor masterpiece.
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    • Jul 13, 2005

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    • Release date
      • October 3, 2003 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Pechowy bohater
    • Production companies
      • Avex Inc.
      • Jonny Office Co. Ltd.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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