Hero's Island (2025)
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.
Director:
Keishi Otomo
Writers:
Ryo Takada, Keishi Otomo, Kota Oura.
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Satoshi Tsumabuki as Gusuku |
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Suzu Hirose as Yamako |
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Masataka Kubota as Rei |
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Eita Nagayama as On |
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Shinya Tsukamoto as |
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Aoi Nakamura as |
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Kumi Takiuchi as |
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Shogen as |
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Pierre Taki as |
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Ryu Kohata as |
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Eita Okuno as |
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Hideaki Murata as |
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Michiko Iwahashi as |
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Derrick Dover as Irving Marshall |
| Writing | Junjo Shindo | Novel |
| Directing | Keishi Otomo | Director |
| Editing | Ryo Hayano | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Keisuke Sakai | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Masae Miyamoto | Costume Design |
| Production | Toshiya Nomura | Producer |
| Production | Asao Tsunoda | Producer |
| Production | Satoshi Fukushima | Producer |
| Sound | Fusao Yuwaki | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Hidefumi Hanatani | Production Design |
| Production | Kenzo Ishiguro | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kanjiro Sakura | Executive Producer |
| Production | Luci Y. Kim | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Ryo Takada | Screenplay |
| Writing | Keishi Otomo | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kota Oura | Screenplay |
| Art | Daichi Watanabe | Decorator |
| Art | Atsushi Shimamura | Decorator |
| Production | Kei Kawamura | Casting |
| Production | Miho Iida | Casting |
| Production | Nahoko Azusa | Casting |
| Crew | Hiroyuki Yoshida | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Masatoshi Katsumata | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Directing | Hideaki Murakami | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Megumu Sawada | Assistant Director |
| Production | Daisuke Muramatsu | Line Producer |
| Visual Effects | Kazuyori Kosaka | VFX Supervisor |
| Sound | Kazuyuki Ishii | Music Editor |
| Production | ohta kouichi | Production Manager |
| Sound | Naoki Sato | Original Music Composer |
| Lighting | Hidenori Nagata | Lighting Director |
| Camera | Daisuke Soma | Director of Photography |
| Production | 菊地洋平 | Associate Producer |
| Production | Keiichi Hashimoto | Associate Producer |