Synopsis
To pay off his loan shark, failed actor Ryōsuke Kinuta is forced to smuggle dead bodies – and one live elite assassin – in the middle of the night.
Smuggler (2011) is a 1h 54min action feature film by Katsuhito Ishii. To pay off his loan shark, failed actor Ryōsuke Kinuta is forced to smuggle dead bodies – and one live elite assas... Selected for Fantastic Fest (2011).
Key facts
Cast
Satoshi Tsumabuki, Masatoshi Nagase, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Hikari Mitsushima, Masanobu Ando, Tsuyoshi Abe, Tatsuya Gashuin, Fumiyo Kohinata
Original language
Japanese
First release
October 22, 2011 (Japan)
Production companies
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Crew
Screenplay
Katsuhito Ishii, Kensuke Yamamoto, Masatoshi Yamaguchi
Producer
Akira Yamamoto, Hideki Endo
Cinematography
Hiroshi Machida
Trailer
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Festival History
- Istanbul Film Festival 2012 generic
- Chicago International Film Festival 2011 generic
- Fantastic Fest 2011
- Stockholm International Film Festival 2011 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2011 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Japan | October 22, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Germany | November 29, 2012 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | September 5, 2013 |
| Classification | Germany | 18 |
Full credits
| Director | Katsuhito Ishii |
| Cast | Satoshi Tsumabuki (Ryōsuke Kinuta), Masatoshi Nagase (Joe), Yasuko Matsuyuki (Yuki Yamaoka), Hikari Mitsushima (Chiharu Tanuma), Masanobu Ando (Spine), Tsuyoshi Abe (Bukutadashi Kabashi), Tatsuya Gashuin (Jijii), Fumiyo Kohinata (Kenji Nishio), Masahiro Takashima (Kawashima Seiji), Ryushin Tei (Naizô), Hitoshi Kiyokawa (Takahashi Yoshiharu), Yôhachi Shimada (Tanuma), Shota Matsuda (Cop #2), Ren Osugi (Cop #1), Susumu Terajima (Joe's friend), Kanji Tsuda (Aloha man), Yoshiyuki Morishita, Tomoya Maeno, Donpei Tsuchihira, Ryuji Yamamoto |
| Screenplay | Katsuhito Ishii, Kensuke Yamamoto, Masatoshi Yamaguchi |
| Producer | Akira Yamamoto, Hideki Endo |
| Cinematography | Hiroshi Machida |
Additional data: TMDB.
