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    • Author: anneli
    Kyohansha (Accomplice) stars Takenaka Naoto as "Carlos", a good natured yet brutal Brazillian mafioso who comes back to Japan after 8 years in Brazil to retrieve money money owed him from the Ando Yakuza gang. He ends up saving Satomi, a poor abused ramen shop waitress from her abusive husband, and she ends up tagging along, becoming an accomplice on his murderous rampage to get his money back (hence the title). The highlight of the otherwise standard Yakuza crime drama are the colorful characters, particularly the two hit men who are hired to eliminate Carlos before he can get his money back - two bleach-blonde Japanese brothers who are cold blooded killers, one of which has a habit of throwing in all sorts of jive English phrases as he speaks. Worth a look just for the hit men, I recommend it, although it isn't what I would call a "great" movie. Also of note, "Mako" (from all the old Jackie Chan movies) even makes a guest appearance as a Brazillian police agent.
  • Credited cast:
    Naoto Takenaka Naoto Takenaka - Carlos
    Kyôko Koizumi Kyôko Koizumi - Satomi Yasuda
    Yûya Uchida Yûya Uchida - Elder Giliyaku
    Mikio Ohsawa Mikio Ohsawa - Younger Giliyaku
    Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
    Masataka Iwao Masataka Iwao - Shoichi Ono
    Kazuki Kitamura Kazuki Kitamura - Yasuharu Nishikawa
    Mako Mako - Police (as Mako Iwamatsu)
    Masataka Naruse Masataka Naruse - Masahiro Kaji
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