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Cast
Seiji Takaiwa
as Kazuma Kujo
Miho Watanabe
as Remi Watanuki
Takayuki Tsubaki
as Masaru Kioka / "Diamond"
Masahiro Inoue
as Yu Hiraga / "Club"
Shun Nishime
as Naoto Hayama / "Spade"
Gaku Sano
as Ryosuke Hayama / "Heart"
Kazutoshi Yokoyama
as Charlie
Miyuki Nishijima
as Toko Totsuka [Remi's agency's director]
Saki Tateno
as Momoka Shiraishi
Katsuya Takagi
as Yakuza boss
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2022
Runtime1h 26m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresAction, TV Movie
Votes4
DirectorKoichi Sakamoto
WritersYoshiyuki Mitsumasu
TypeFeature Film
Rating9.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsGood Morning, Sleeping Lion
About Good Morning, Sleeping Lion
Kazuma Kujo recently joined an entertainment company as a manager at the age of 50. He was assigned to idol Remi Watanabe who one day decided to fulfill her dream to become an actress by auditioning to a popular drama. But there are some issues as a mysterious group known as Grim Reapers are after Remi's life. Can this middle-aged manager with a declining stamina protect his talent from those harming her? Can Remi pass her auditions? Also, what is Kujo's true identity and why he chose this job?
Directed by Koichi Sakamoto, Good Morning, Sleeping Lion leans on a strong ensemble — Seiji Takaiwa, Miho Watanabe, Takayuki Tsubaki — 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 2022.
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