The Guard from the Underground

The Guard from the Underground

96 mins | Crime, Thriller, Horror | June 16, 1992

One of the contemporary masters of Japanese film, Kiyoshi Kurosawa here fashions a dark tale that is both a sharp satire of corporate life and a B-movie thriller. A former sumo wrestler now working as a security guard goes on a murderous rampage in the company that's employed him.

The Guard from the Underground

96 mins | Crime, Thriller, Horror | June 16, 1992

The Guard from the Underground
One of the contemporary masters of Japanese film, Kiyoshi Kurosawa here fashions a dark tale that is both a sharp satire of corporate life and a B-movie thriller. A former sumo wrestler now working as a security guard goes on a murderous rampage in the company that's employed him.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers Directors Company, Nichiei Agency
Original title 地獄の警備員
Directors Shinji Aoyama, Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Writers Kunihiro Tomioka, Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Cast

Yutaka Matsushige

as Fujimaru

Makiko Kuno

as Akiko Narushima

Ren Osugi

as Kurume

Taro Suwa

as Yoshioka

Yoshiko Yura

as Hanabe Takada