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The Swimmer

2.019871h MovieCrimeDrama

A rich and frail boy receives a threatening letter of kidnapping. Kazama, a swimmer, is hired as the son's bodyguard. While protecting the boy from the evil hands of the kidnappers, he also instils the taste of men into the boy.

DirectorShūji Kataoka
ProducerShūji Kataoka

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Cast · Directed by Shūji Kataoka

SSShirō Shimomoto
Shirō Shimomoto
TNToru Nakane
Toru Nakane
JH
Jun Hoshi
YS
Yasuo Sasaki
MM
Mayumi Matsumoto
MT
Miyuki Tachibana
KT
Kazuo Taira
YIYutaka Ikejima
Yutaka Ikejima

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The Swimmer hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around February 19, 1987. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.