Inuyashiki (2018)

An middle-aged office worker encounters aliens and is gifted with alien technology and limitless powers.

Director:

Shinsuke Sato

Writers:

Hiroya Oku (manga), Hiroshi Hashimoto

Stars:

Noritake Kinashi, Takeru Satoh, Kanata Hongô

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Noritake Kinashi	...	Ichiro Inuyashiki
Takeru Satoh	...	Hiro Shishigami (as Satô Takeru)
Kanata Hongô	...	Naoyuki Ando
Fumi Nikaidô	...	Shion Watanabe
Ayaka Miyoshi	...	Mari Inuyashiki
Nayuta Fukuzaki	...	Takeshi Inuyashiki
Mari Hamada	...	Marie Inuyashiki
Yuki Saitô	...	Yuko Shishigami
Yûsuke Iseya	...	Detective Hagihara
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Miyu Andô
Sarii Ikegami
Yuki Kameda
Yuki Katayama
Tetsurô Takeda

Storyline

Inuyashiki Ichirou is down on his luck. While only 58 years old, his geriatric looks often have him written off as a pathetic old man by the world around him and he's constantly ignored and disrespected by his family despite all that he's done to support them. On top of everything else, his doctor has revealed that he has cancer and it appears that he has little time left in this world. But just when it seems things couldn't get any worse, a blinding light in the night sky strikes the earth where Ichirou stands. He later wakes up to find himself unscathed, but he soon starts to notice that there's something... different about himself. However, it turns out that these strange, new changes are just what Ichirou needs to take a new lease on life and now it seems like there's nothing to stop him from being a hero worthy of the respect that he never had before... unless, that is, there was someone else out there with these same changes...

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Plot Keywords:

live action remake of anime | cyborg | based on manga | based on anime | japan | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kanata Hongô, who plays Naoyuki Ando in the film, had also voiced Ando in Inuyashiki (2017).

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Connections

Version of Inuyashiki (2017)

User Reviews

Loved everything about it except...

Watched this yesterday, the movie plot is really good, both characters' backstory were built in such a short period of time but they are flawless, plot twist that makes you wonder where things are really headed are presented in such a nice way.

I loved everything about it until at the last scenes, "my loved one is gonna die-sudden power up" cliche really turned me down, just as the evil character one said during the showdown... I hate it so much when cliche like this happen, it ruins the whole character's progress...

Watch it if you like superhero story with good animation and plot, maybe skip it if you have watched way too many superhero movies... your choice

Details

Official Sites:

Fuji Television Network [Japan] Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

20 April 2018 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Ông Bác Siêu Nhân

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,598,102

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39:1