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Feature film — 2025

Hero's Island (2025)

8.03h 11mDrama

Set in post-war Okinawa, Japan, Gusuku had 3 close childhood friends: On, Yamako and On's younger brother Rei. On was the oldest of the group and he was like a leader to everybody else. He was also a heroic figure to them. On led his friends into the U.S. military base and they stole supplies to give away to the local residents. Everybody in the neighborhood praised On. One night, they entered the U.S. military based to steal supplies. During their raid, On was chased by U.S. soldiers and went missing. Years later, Gusuku now works as a police officer. Yamako is an elementary school teacher. Rei is a member of the yakuza. These three people are still unable to get over the disappearance of On. They chase after the truth behind On's disappearance and uncover a shocking answer.

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A high-signal pick with 6 votes.

Crossmedia / dentsu / Kodansha / Sony Pictures / Toei Company / Vienna no Mori / LUKA Productions International / VAP / Yoshimoto Kogyo / Foster Plus Co. / The Asahi Shimbun / Ryukyu Asahi Broadcasting / Ryukyu Broadcasting Corporation / The Okinawa Times / flag / FM-Okinawa / Bunkyo University

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Director: Keishi Otomo

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Cast & crew

Satoshi Tsumabuki as Gusuku

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Gusuku

Suzu Hirose as Yamako

Suzu Hirose

Yamako

Masataka Kubota as Rei

Masataka Kubota

Rei

Eita Nagayama as On

Eita Nagayama

On

Aoi Nakamura as

Aoi Nakamura

Kumi Takiuchi as

Kumi Takiuchi

Shogen as

Shogen

Ryu Kohata as

Ryu Kohata

Eita Okuno as

Eita Okuno

Hideaki Murata as

Hideaki Murata

Derrick Dover as Irving Marshall

Derrick Dover

Irving Marshall

Pierre Taki as

Pierre Taki

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