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Sanctuary(1996)
Status: Released
Date: 1996-05-01
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8 Votes
Time: 1h 7m
Two friends. Two destinies. One Japan.
Overview:
Two Japanese survivors of the Khmer Rouge massacres in Cambodia vow to find a sanctuary, even if they have to build it themselves. Returning to Japan, they take seemingly opposite paths: one becomes a politician, the other a gangster. As Asami and Houjou work through the linked worlds of politics and crime in modern Japan, they don't hesitate to do anything necessary to secure their own positions and stay true to their vow. Loyal to no one else, they find their friendship increasingly tested as they rise in their chosen fields.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies:
Pastel
Movie: Sanctuary
Top 10 Billed Cast
中田和宏
Chiaki Asami
土師孝也
Tokai
渡部猛
Norimoto Isaoka
速水奨
Akira Hōjō
勝生真沙子
Hojo's Lover
岡部政明
Shuichi Sakura
佐藤正治
Murata
関智一
Reiji Tashiro
鶴ひろみ
Kyoko Ishihara
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Overview
Two Japanese survivors of the Khmer Rouge massacres in Cambodia vow to find a sanctuary, even if they have to build it themselves. Returning to Japan, they take seemingly opposite paths: one becomes a politician, the other a gangster. As Asami and Houjou work through the linked worlds of politics and crime in modern Japan, they don't hesitate to do anything necessary to secure their own positions and stay true to their vow. Loyal to no one else, they find their friendship increasingly tested as they rise in their chosen fields.
Release Date
1996-05-01
Average
5.3
Rating:
2.6 startsTagline
Two friends. Two destinies. One Japan.
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