Waru (2006)

02/25/2006Crime1h 24m
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A former gangster gets released from prison and goes to work for a group of people. The leader of this group becomes his mentor and the fight to combat criminals and for world peace. The whole resulting in the wanted and are chased of all families mob in Japan. They may however be a little unexpected help from the police.

Top Billed Cast

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    Show Aikawa

  2. Hisao Maki

  3. Cast 1

    Atsuko Sakuraba

  4. Cast 1

    Ryo Ishibashi

  5. Cast 1

    Nagare Hagiwara

  6. Cast 1

    Yoshihiko Hakamada

  7. Cast 1

    Keiko Matsuzaka

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    Kimika Yoshino

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    Johnny Ohkura

I'm going to have to agree with another review that I read which states "Takashi Miike and Hisao Maki make terrible films together, and Waru could be the worst." each and every film collaboration of theirs I've seen have suffered from the same problem, which is that they are slow and plodding and without the usual Miike flair. Hisao Maki who is a real Karate expert loves to write himself into his adaptations. Here he serves as the original creator of the '70s manga as well as the screenwriter. Waru in particular seem very disjointed with scenes barely held together with the thinnest of...

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Original LanguageJapanese 

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