Note |
Based on the graphic novel Samurai Shiro by Danilo Beyruth. |
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English audio; English subtiles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH) |
Cast |
Masumi, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Eijiro Ozaki. |
Summary |
Set in the expansive Japanese community of Sao Paulo in Brazil, the largest Japanese diaspora in the world, the film follows Akemi, an orphan who discovers she is the heiress to half of the Yakuza crime syndicate. Forging an uneasy alliance with an amnesiac stranger who believes an ancient sword binds their two fates; Akemi must unleash war against the other half of the syndicate who wants her dead. |
Audience |
MPA rating: R ; for strong bloody violence, some language and graphic nudity. |
System details |
DVD ; region 1, NTSC ; widescreen ; Dolby digital 5.1. |
Subject |
Japanese diaspora -- Drama.
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Orphans -- Drama.
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Yakuza -- Drama.
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São Paulo (Brazil) -- Drama.
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Genre |
Action and adventure films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Add'l Names |
Amorim, Vincente, film director.
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Toste, Fernando, screenwriter.
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Lee, Kimi, screenwriter.
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Masumi, (Actor)
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Rhys-Meyers, Jonathan, 1977- actor.
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Ihara, Tsuyoshi, actor.
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Ozaki, Eijiro, actor.
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STANDARD # |
876964017459 |
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11745 Magnolia Pictures |
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