Action ·Thriller ·Romance · Japan · 1998 · 1h 39m

Chaka: The Lonely Hitman

チャカ LONELY HITMAN

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Director
Takeshi Watanabe
Cast
Riki Takeuchi as Shima Miki Yoshimura as Junko Houka Kinoshita as Emi aioi as Shun Sugata as Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi as
Crew
Yoshinori Ota — Editor Torsten Rasch — Original Music Composer Toshiyuki Morioka — Writer Tomoko Hôjô — Producer
Tagline

A shocking true story by Yukio Yamanouchi, a man who knew the yakuza inside and out!

Synopsis

Shima (Riki Takeuchi), the right-hand man of his yakuza boss and renowned hitman, suffers from kidney disease. Interned in the hospital, he meets Junko, a nurse. When Shima is shot, she goes home and heals him. Gradually a relationship is formed between them and Junko gets pregnant. But Shima cannot escape the obligations of his clan and the disgust of Junko...

Key Collaborators
Takeshi Watanabe Director Yoshinori Ota Editor Torsten Rasch Original Music Composer Toshiyuki Morioka Writer Tomoko Hôjô Producer
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