Smuggler (2011)
“Body bags pay the bills”
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.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Katsuhito Ishii, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Satoshi Tsumabuki, Masatoshi Nagase, Yasuko Matsuyuki, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Satoshi Tsumabuki
as Ryōsuke Kinuta
Masatoshi Nagase
as Joe
Yasuko Matsuyuki
as Yuki Yamaoka
Hikari Mitsushima
as Chiharu Tanuma
Masanobu Ando
as Spine
Tsuyoshi Abe
as Bukutadashi Kabashi
我修院达也
as Jijii
Fumiyo Kohinata
as Kenji Nishio
Masahiro Takashima
as Kawashima Seiji
Ryushin Tei
as Naizô
Hitoshi Kiyokawa
as Takahashi Yoshiharu
Yôhachi Shimada
as TanumaCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 114 min |
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