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Release Year1998
Runtime1h 39m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresAction, Thriller, Romance
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DirectorTakeshi Watanabe
WritersToshiyuki Morioka
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsChaka: The Lonely Hitman
About Chaka: The Lonely Hitman
Shima (Riki Takeuchi), the right-hand man of his yakuza boss and renowned hitman, suffers from kidney disease. Interned in the hospital, he meets Junko, a nurse. When Shima is shot, she goes home and heals him. Gradually a relationship is formed between them and Junko gets pregnant. But Shima cannot escape the obligations of his clan and the disgust of Junko...
Directed by Takeshi Watanabe, Chaka: The Lonely Hitman leans on a strong ensemble — Riki Takeuchi, Miki Yoshimura, Houka Kinoshita — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about action titles of 1998.
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