The Choice of Hercules (2002)
The Choice of Hercules (2002) - Drama Movies 130 minutes. Totsunyûseyo! Asama sansô jiken, Face à son destin, Totsunyū seyo! 'Asamasansō' jiken o miru. 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.
Released: May 11, 2002
Runtime: 130 minutes
Stars: Koji Yakusho, Ryudo Uzaki, Masatô Ibu, Yûki Amami, Kazuyoshi Kushida, Osamu Shigematu
Crew: Masato Harada (Director), Atsuyuki Sassa (Writer), Masato Hara (Producer), Soichi Ueno (Editor), Kyōko Heya (Production Design), Masato Harada (Writer)