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Smuggler

2011 · 114 min

A grimy nighttime plunge through the underworld, shot through with deadpan comedy and sudden violence.

Directed by
Katsuhito Ishii
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Satoshi Tsumabuki, Masatoshi Nagase, Yasuko Matsuyuki
Tagline
Body bags pay the bills
Overview
To pay off his loan shark, failed actor Ryōsuke Kinuta is forced to smuggle dead bodies – and one live elite assassin – in the middle of the night.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Katsuhito Ishii
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Satoshi Tsumabuki, Masatoshi Nagase, Yasuko Matsuyuki
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • survival
  • violence
  • deception
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour5
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, comedy, drama
Directed by
Katsuhito Ishii
Written by
Katsuhito Ishii, Kensuke Yamamoto, Masatoshi Yamaguchi
Starring
Satoshi Tsumabuki, Masatoshi Nagase, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Hikari Mitsushima, Masanobu Ando, Tsuyoshi Abe, Tatsuya Gashuin, Fumiyo Kohinata
Cinematography
Hiroshi Machida
Runtime
114 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese, Mandarin

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