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Totsunyûseyo! 'Asama Sansô' jiken

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.

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Cast & Crew See All

Koji Yakusho
Atsuyuki Sassa
Ryudo Uzaki
Shinichi Udagawa
Yûki Amami
Sachiko Sassa

Awards

  • 2003 - Award of the Japanese Academy - Best Film - nominated
  • 2003 - Award of the Japanese Academy - Best Actor - nominated
  • 2003 - Award of the Japanese Academy - Best Director - nominated
  • 2003 - Award of the Japanese Academy - Best Screenplay - nominated

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