The Vulture

2009 2h 14m JA

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 4

Drama

Synopsis

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A Japanese company is being targeted by a Chinese financial group that takes advantage of weak and struggling firms - in other words, a vulture. A Japanese financier/former vulture Masahiko Washizu is recruited to fight the threat.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nao Omori
Masahiko Washizu
Tetsuji Tamayama
Liu Yihua
Chiaki Kuriyama
Yuka Mishima
Kengo Kora
Sho Moriyama
Ryuhei Matsuda
Osamu Nishino
Kenichi Endo
Furuya Takashi
Akira Nakao
Ryosuke Iijima
Kyôhei Shibata
Takeo Shibano

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Keishi Otomo
Writers: Koji Hayashi, Jin Mayama
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hiroyuki Ohba shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Nao Omori and Tetsuji Tamayama and Chiaki Kuriyama carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1371626 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Keishi Otomo directs. Hiroyuki Ohba cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 17 years ago.
2Editor Hiroyuki Ohba shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
3Nao Omori and Tetsuji Tamayama and Chiaki Kuriyama carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt1371626 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.