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Waru

  • 20062006
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
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Waru (2006)
ActionCrimeDrama
A member of the Yakuza is imprisoned for violent behaviour including fighting another group of thugs. There he meets another man and the two become friends. Once released the friend is back ... Read allA member of the Yakuza is imprisoned for violent behaviour including fighting another group of thugs. There he meets another man and the two become friends. Once released the friend is back into illicit activities and begins making money off the eastern mafia prompting that group... Read allA member of the Yakuza is imprisoned for violent behaviour including fighting another group of thugs. There he meets another man and the two become friends. Once released the friend is back into illicit activities and begins making money off the eastern mafia prompting that group's head to put a price on his head that leads to his death. The Yakuza member seeks to ave... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
178
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
149,732
8,140
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    • Director
      • Takashi Miike
    • Writer
      • Hisao Maki(manga "Waru: saishû-shô")
    • Stars
      • Shô Aikawa
      • Keiko Matsuzaka
      • Ryo Ishibashi
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    • Director
      • Takashi Miike
    • Writer
      • Hisao Maki(manga "Waru: saishû-shô")
    • Stars
      • Shô Aikawa
      • Keiko Matsuzaka
      • Ryo Ishibashi
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    • 2User reviews
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    Shô Aikawa
    Shô Aikawa
    • Yoji Himuro
    Keiko Matsuzaka
    • Reiko Misugi
    Ryo Ishibashi
    Ryo Ishibashi
    • Sakuragi
    Yoshihiko Hakamada
    Yoshihiko Hakamada
    • Genji
    Nagare Hagiwara
    Nagare Hagiwara
    Hisao Maki
    Kazuya Nakayama
    Kazuya Nakayama
    Johnny Ohkura
      Kôki Okada
      Hitoshi Ozawa
      Atsuko Sakuraba
      Yûta Sone
        Kimika Yoshino
        • Barefoot girl in chains
        • Director
          • Takashi Miike
        • Writer
          • Hisao Maki(manga "Waru: saishû-shô") (screenwriter)
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        3/10
        Takashi Miike and Hisao Maki make terrible films together!
        "I'm going to have to agree with another review that I read which states "Takashi Miike and Hisao Maki make terrible films together, and Waru could be the worst." each and every film collaboration of theirs I've seen have suffered from the same problem, which is that they are slow and plodding and without the usual Miike flair. Hisao Maki who is a real Karate expert loves to write himself into his adaptations. Here he serves as the original creator of the '70s manga as well as the screenwriter." Waru in particular seem very disjointed with scenes barely held together with the thinnest of plots. No one including Takashi Miike, Sho Aikawa and Hisao Maki seem to be trying very hard.
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        • Sep 2, 2015

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        • Release date
          • February 25, 2006 (Japan)
        • Country of origin
          • Japan
        • Language
          • Japanese
        • Also known as
          • WARU
        • Filming locations
          • Japan
        • Production companies
          • Alpha Works
          • Image House
          • Kôdansha
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          1 hour 24 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Dolby Digital

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