The Choice of Hercules

The Choice of Hercules

130 mins | Drama, Crime, Action | May 11, 2002

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.

The Choice of Hercules

130 mins | Drama, Crime, Action | May 11, 2002

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.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Toei Company, Ltd., Asmik Ace Entertainment
Original title 突入せよ! あさま山荘事件
Directors Masato Harada
Writers Atsuyuki Sassa, Masato Harada

Cast

Koji Yakusho

as Atsuyuki Sassa

Ryûdô Uzaki

as Shinichi Udagawa

Masatō Ibu

as Chief Constable Noma

Yuki Amami

as Sachiko Sassa

Eisuke Sasai

as Hyodo

Makoto Fujita

as Commissioner-General Gotoda

Murata Norio

as ホトケのトミさん

Shion Machida

as Shinako

Hiroshi Sakuma

as Itô - Assistant Police Inspector