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Fueled: The Man They Called 'Pirate' (2016)

Kaizoku to yobareta otoko (original title)
| Drama, History | 10 December 2016 (Japan)
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The grand story of Japan's post-war reconstruction is based on the actual story of an oil company's president, namely Tetsuzo Kunioka, who believed in the power of oil, as opposed to coal, ... See full summary »

Director:

Takashi Yamazaki

Writers:

Naoki Hyakuta (based on the novel by), Takashi Yamazaki (screenplay)

Stars:

Jun'ichi Okada, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Shôta Sometani | See full cast & crew »
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Credited cast:
Jun'ichi Okada ... Tetsuzo Kunioka
Hidetaka Yoshioka Hidetaka Yoshioka ... Tadashi Shinonome
Shôta Sometani ... Yoshio Hasebe
Tôru Nomaguchi ... Koichi Kashiwai
Ryôhei Suzuki ... Kotaro Takechi
Pierre Taki ... Sohei Fujimoto
Haruka Ayase ... Yuki Kunioka
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kentez Asaka ... Pilot 2
Kazuyuki Asano
Niclas Ericsson ... Oil Major Representative
Kisuke Iida
Makoto Imazato Makoto Imazato
Kaoru Kobayashi ... Jisaku Koka
Takashi Kobayashi Takashi Kobayashi
Masaomi Kondô Masaomi Kondô ... Shotaro Kida
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The grand story of Japan's post-war reconstruction is based on the actual story of an oil company's president, namely Tetsuzo Kunioka, who believed in the power of oil, as opposed to coal, to abet the country's re-emergence. He believes Japan's resurgence must be fueled by oil and not by coal. Japan is weak, in ruins and has a devastated citizenry. Foreign powers watch and the country is isolated, yet the man takes over an oil tanker on a secret mission to the oil-rich Iran. Written by aghaemi

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Based on true story a must watch movie.
2 February 2018 | by amiripour – See all my reviews

Based on true story a must watch movie for all freedom loving people.
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Release Date:

10 December 2016 (Japan) See more »

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$15,827,405
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