The Ransom

2023 1h 25m JA

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 1

CrimeActionDrama

Synopsis

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Five men, including one Korean, kidnap a 19-year-old college student named Yumi. She is the daughter of a tycoon who controls the Japanese underworld. With 100 million yen on the line, the kidnappers fall out…

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yoon Sung-mo
Yuichi Nakamura
Rei Yoshida
Hisayuki Teranaka
Chiharu Konno
Shin Nagahama
Tasuku Kobayashi
Hironobu Yukinaga

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Atsushi Muroga
Writers: OKUNISHI Shunya, Atsushi Muroga, Satoru Nishizawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Atsushi Muroga, shot by Takehiko Tamiya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Yoon Sung-mo and Yuichi Nakamura and Rei Yoshida carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt28522615 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Atsushi Muroga directs. Takehiko Tamiya behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Atsushi Muroga, shot by Takehiko Tamiya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Yoon Sung-mo and Yuichi Nakamura and Rei Yoshida carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt28522615 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.