Kôshônin

2003

Japanese

6.9

♡ 9

Takashi Miike Director

Renji Ishibashi as Counselor Kanemoto

Masatô Ibu as Ishida's boss

Shirô Sano as Lt. Ando

Kumi Nakamura as Mrs. Ishida

After a convenience store robbery, three unidentified men hold a group of people hostage in a hospital. Inspector Ishida and Captain Tohno handle the negotiations while one of their colleagues, Lt. Ando, tries to find out why the men decided to take the hospital hostage. Through flashbacks, relevant information is revealed to the audience. When the negotiations are finished, most things seem to be fine until they lose track of the criminals. Then, the story unveils from a different perspective, its roots in feelings of love and vengeance.