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The Choice of Hercules

When radicals from Japan's Red Army took a woman hostage in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano in 1972, Officer Atsuyuki Sassa was put in charge of diffusing the situation. But the task had its challenges. Upon arriving in mountainous Nagano, Sassa had to compete with freezing winter temperatures, conflicting opinions between the Tokyo Metropolitan Police and the Nagano Prefectural Police, as well as public opinion to gain entrance to the lodge that held the single woman captive.

Top Cast

  • Koji Yakusho

    Koji Yakusho

    Atsuyuki Sassa

  • Ryudo Uzaki

    Ryudo Uzaki

    Shinichi Udagawa

  • Masatô Ibu

    Masatô Ibu

    Chief Constable Noma

  • Yuki Amami

    Yuki Amami

    Sachiko Sassa

  • Kazuyoshi Kushida

    Kazuyoshi Kushida

  • Osamu Shigematu

    Osamu Shigematu

  • Eisuke Sasai

    Eisuke Sasai

    Hyodo

  • Kazuhiro Yamaji

    Kazuhiro Yamaji

  • Makoto Fujita

    Makoto Fujita

    Commissioner-General Gotoda

Overview

When radicals from Japan's Red Army took a woman hostage in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano in 1972, Officer Atsuyuki Sassa was put in charge of diffusing the situation. But the task had its challenges. Upon arriving in mountainous Nagano, Sassa had to compete with freezing winter temperatures, conflicting opinions between the Tokyo Metropolitan Police and the Nagano Prefectural Police, as well as public opinion to gain entrance to the lodge that held the single woman captive.

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