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Alex Morgan
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5 min ago
★★★★★4/5

Just finished watching this. Visuals were stunning but the pacing felt a bit off in the second half. Still worth a watch!

+4
Daniel Cooper
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2 days ago
★★★★★2/5

I don't get the hype. The plot was predictable and the characters felt flat. It seems like style over substance to me. Maybe I missed something, but I was bored throughout.

+142
Priya Sharma
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15 days ago
★★★★★5/5

An absolute masterpiece. The director managed to weave complex themes into a compelling narrative without it feeling forced. The cinematography is some of the best I've seen in years. Truly a cinematic experience that stays with you.

The Choice of Hercules
8.3
2h 10m

The Choice of Hercules

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.

Top Cast

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Atsuyuki Sassa

Ryudo Uzaki

Ryudo Uzaki

Shinichi Udagawa

Masatô Ibu

Masatô Ibu

Chief Constable Noma

Yuki Amami

Yuki Amami

Sachiko Sassa

Kazuyoshi Kushida

Kazuyoshi Kushida

Acting

Osamu Shigematu

Osamu Shigematu

Acting

Eisuke Sasai

Eisuke Sasai

Hyodo

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Acting

Makoto Fujita

Makoto Fujita

Commissioner-General Gotoda

Kosuke Toyohara

Kosuke Toyohara

Acting

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The Choice of Hercules (2002) is rated ⭐ 8.333/10.
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.