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Smuggler

Smuggler

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Smuggler

"Body bags pay the bills"

2011

1h 54m

6.4(28 votes)

Action

Comedy

Drama

Overview

To pay off his loan shark, failed actor Ryōsuke Kinuta is forced to smuggle dead bodies – and one live elite assassin – in the middle of the night.

Links & Resources

Social & External

Production Companies

Django Film

Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting

Hokkaido Television Broadcasting

Nagoya Broadcasting Network

Yahoo! Japan

Asahi Broadcasting Corporation

Sony PCL

Quaras

KDDI

WOWOW

Kodansha

Happinet

TV Asahi

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

20 members

Acting

妻夫木聡

Ryōsuke Kinuta

妻夫木聡

Acting

永瀬正敏

Joe

永瀬正敏

Acting

松雪泰子

Yuki Yamaoka

松雪泰子

Acting

満島ひかり

Chiharu Tanuma

満島ひかり

Acting

安藤政信

Spine

安藤政信

Acting

阿部力

Bukutadashi Kabashi

阿部力

Acting

我修院達也

Jijii

我修院達也

Acting

小日向文世

Kenji Nishio

小日向文世

Acting

髙嶋政宏

Kawashima Seiji

髙嶋政宏

Acting

テイ龍進

Naizô

テイ龍進

Acting

Hitoshi Kiyokawa

Takahashi Yoshiharu

No Image

Acting

島田洋八

Tanuma

島田洋八

Acting

松田翔太

Cop #2

松田翔太

Acting

大杉漣

Cop #1

大杉漣

Acting

寺島進

Joe's friend

寺島進

Acting

津田寛治

Aloha man

津田寛治

Acting

森下能幸

Unknown Role

森下能幸

Acting

前野朋哉

Unknown Role

前野朋哉

Acting

土平ドンペイ

Unknown Role

土平ドンペイ

Acting

山本竜二

Unknown Role

山本竜二

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