The Choice of Hercules
2002, Japanese. Directed by Masato Harada.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 11 May 2002
- Original title
- 突入せよ！「あさま山荘」事件
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Masato Harada
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The Choice of Hercules runs 130 minutes (2h 10m).
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Who directed The Choice of Hercules?
The Choice of Hercules (2002) was directed by Masato Harada and stars Koji Yakusho, Ryudo Uzaki, Masatô Ibu.