Funeral Song of Ashura
Funeral Song of Ashura
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Funeral Song of Ashura

DirectorMasahiro Asao

2012
1h 13m
ActionCrime

Cathy (Atsuko Okamoto), who works at a soapland, and Goro (Ryunosuke Kawai), a boy at the same shop, beat up the manager after a sudden dispute and flee with 7 million yen stolen from the store. Along the way, they accidentally hit a menacing man named Daimura (Riki Takeuchi), turning their escape into an unexpected three-person journey. The Wachi family launches a desperate manhunt for Goro and the others. Meanwhile, Daimura learns that while he was in prison, his Daimura-gumi is being dissolved and absorbed into a larger alliance through a sake-cup ceremony led by the Wakagashira Okura (Kazuyoshi Ozawa). Determined to stop it, Daimura arms himself and heads alone for the ceremony venue—but…!!

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