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Sanctuary (1995)

Original title: サンクチュアリ

1995-01-21 · 1h 43m · JA
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Two Men... Two Destinies... One Japan...

Akira Hojo and Chiaki Asami live different lives in Tokyo, Japan: Hojo is the leader of a small but rising Yakuza clan, while Asami is a politician aiming to become the youngest member of the Japanese parliament. But while they both live in different ways, Hojo and Asami share the same past; both of them were survivors of the Killing Fields of Cambodia. With the aggression and survival instincts they learned in the Cambodian jungles, Hojo and Asami strive in both the Yakuza and political world to reform Japan into their own sanctuary.

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Yukio FujiDirector

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Toshiya NagasawaToshiya NagasawaAkira HojoHiroshi AbeHiroshi AbeChiaki AsamiAzusa NakamuraAzusa NakamuraAssistant Superintendent Kyoko IshiharaToshihiko SakakibaraToshihiko SakakibaraReiji TashiroNaomasa MusakaNaomasa MusakaDetective OzakiYoshiaki AokiYoshiaki AokiTakahiro TamuraTakahiro TamuraRyuzo IchijimaHirokazu InoueHirokazu InoueKoreharu HisatomiKoreharu HisatomiShuichi Sakura田中千絵田中千絵Masafumi SatôMasafumi SatôYū FujikiYū Fujiki

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Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference958146Actor preference318703 · 222856 · 299244Country preferenceJpDecade preference1990

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Frequently asked questions about Sanctuary

What is Sanctuary about?

Akira Hojo and Chiaki Asami live different lives in Tokyo, Japan: Hojo is the leader of a small but rising Yakuza clan, while Asami is a politician aiming to become the youngest member of the Japanese parliament. But while they both live in different ways, Hojo and Asami share the same past; both of them were survivors of the Killing Fields of Cambodia. With the aggression and survival instincts they learned in the Cambodian jungles, Hojo and Asami strive in both the Yakuza and political world to reform Japan into their own sanctuary.

How long is Sanctuary?

Sanctuary has a runtime of 103 minutes.