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The Choice of Hercules

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Original title

Totsunyûseyo! Asama sansô jiken

Year

2002

Running time

130 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Masato Harada

Screenwriter

Masato Harada. Book: Atsuyuki Sassa

Cast

Cinematography

Yoshitaka Sakamoto

Producer

Asmik Ace, Toei

Genre

War | 1970s

Synopsis

When radicals from Japan's Red Army took a woman hostage in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano in 1972, Officer Atsuyuki Sassa was put in charge of diffusing the situation. But the task had its challenges. Upon arriving in mountainous Nagano, Sassa had to compete with freezing winter temperatures, conflicting opinions between the Tokyo Metropolitan Police and the Nagano Prefectural Police, as well as public opinion to gain entrance to the lodge that held the single woman captive.

Awards: 2003: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: 9 nominations

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The Choice of Hercules

2002

Masato Harada