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In the Hero

7.020142h 4mMovieActionComedy

Veteran suit actor Wataru Honjo, a 48-year-old Bruce Lee fan who has spent 25 years in the business, clashes with rookie Ryo Ichinose until fate brings them together—leading Wataru to a once-in-a-lifetime chance to take on a dangerous Hollywood action role.

DirectorMasaharu Take
WriterKeiya Mizuno
ProducerLee Bong-ou

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In the Hero isn't on any streaming service in United States right now, but it's available in Japan. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Masaharu Take

TKToshiaki Karasawa
Toshiaki Karasawa
Wataru Honjo
SFSota Fukushi
Sota Fukushi
Ryo Ichinose
TKTomoka Kurotani
Tomoka Kurotani
Misaki Oshiba
STSusumu Terajima
Susumu Terajima
Goro Unno
KKKeisuke Koide
Keisuke Koide
Toshio Kadowaki
IKIni Kusano
Ini Kusano
Mitsuru Manabe
MOMitsuhiro Oikawa
Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Toshihisa Nishio
HSHana Sugisaki
Hana Sugisaki
Ayumi Motomura
KN
Kei Nakata
JSJin Shirasu
Jin Shirasu
Shun Nagashima

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