Rose

1996 1h 39m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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After surviving a near-fatal accident, Ryo Kayama is reborn as ROSE, a deadly assassin tasked with eliminating “Kitsune,” a hitman targeting the Hong Kong mafia’s Oshiro Syndicate. But when a former mercenary cleaner enters the conflict, ROSE becomes caught in a brutal war between the Yakuza and Hong Kong mafia. As hidden connections unravel, the mission races toward a ruthless final showdown.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kaori Shimamura
Hirotaro Honda
Yoshimi Yokosuka
Masaki Nishimori
Hiroshi Kobayashi
Katsumasa Uchida
Shuntarō Emi
Eisaku Shindo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Futoshi Jinno
Writers: Keiju Nagasawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Futoshi Jinno, shot by Kiyomi Uchida. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Kaori Shimamura and Hirotaro Honda and Yoshimi Yokosuka carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0230714 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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

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The take

Futoshi Jinno directs. Kiyomi Uchida behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Futoshi Jinno, shot by Kiyomi Uchida. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Kaori Shimamura and Hirotaro Honda and Yoshimi Yokosuka carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0230714 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.