The Men Who Became Legends
2012, Japanese. Directed by Shoichi Shibuya.
Yasu (played by Matoba Koji) enjoys fishing at his leisure and works as a private detective. His childhood friend and partner, Kenju (played by Osawa Mikio), runs a bar where people pushed to the brink of life come for help. Their next client is Daisuke, a junior from their middle school days. Despite marrying into a wealthy family, Daisuke is treated like a slave. His wife, now the mistress of a yakuza, orders him to find the "Bodhisattva statue," an inherited treasure that was sold off. As Yasu and Kenju begin their search, they uncover that the statue hides a "nuclear secret" capable of shaking the nation. A chaotic black comedy where yakuza, politicians, loan sharks, and a Korean spy organization clash with their own agendas!
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- 1h 12m
- Post-credits
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- Japanese
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- 25 December 2012
- Original title
- 伝説になった男たち
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The Men Who Became Legends runs 72 minutes (1h 12m).
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The Men Who Became Legends isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 December 2012. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Men Who Became Legends?
The Men Who Became Legends (2012) was directed by Shoichi Shibuya and stars Koji Matoba, Mikio Osawa, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi.