- Movie: Grasshopper
- Romaji: Gurasuhoppa
- Japanese: グラスホッパー
- Director: Tomoyuki Takimoto
- Writer: Kotaro Isaka (novel), Takeshi Aoshima
- Producer:
- Cinematographer: Zensho Sakamoto
- Release Date: November 7, 2015
- Runtime: 119 min.
- Genre: Suspense-Thriller
- Distributor: Kadokawa Pictures, Shochiku
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Movie contains the stories of three people: Suzuki (Toma Ikuta), Kujira (Tadanobu Asano) and Semi (Ryosuke Yamada).
Suzuki is a former middle school teacher. His girlfriend was killed, which led him to quit his job and attempt to take revenge on her murderer. To do so, Suzuki has to infiltrate the underground world of criminals. Kujira is a contract killer for hire. He makes his targets fall into confusion and eventually commit suicide. Semi is a contract killer who uses a knife to take out his targets.
Notes
- Based on the novel “Gurasuhoppa” by Kotaro Isaka (published July, 2004 by Kadokawa Shoten Co., Ltd.).
- Filming begins July 7, 2014.
Cast
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Toma Ikuta | Tadanobu Asano | Ryosuke Yamada | Kumiko Aso | Nanao |
Suzuki | Kujira | Semi | Sumire | Hiyoko |
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Renji Ishibashi | Hidetaka Yoshioka | Jun Murakami | Ryudo Uzaki | Haru |
Terahara | Asagao | Iwanishi | Bourei | Yuriko |
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Norihito Kaneko |
Terahara Jr |
Additional Cast Members:
- Aimi Satsukawa – Mesh’s Woman
- Hako Yamasaki – Momo
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