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Kizuna

IMDb ID: tt0322977 · Year: 1998 · Rating: 6.4 (70 votes)

Genres: Crime · Drama

Tetsuro Haga is a troubled gangster, living under the assumed identity Ise for ten years, to escape jail for gunning down his cruel adoptive father. His life begins to unravel when a journalist following him takes an interest in t...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesJapan: Bonds (English)
Japan: 絆 きずな (Japanese)
絆 きずな
Release Date1998-06-06Runtime123 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews1Critic Reviews2Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsmurder
revenge
divorce
divorce papers
patricide
Filming LocationsIkebukuro, Tokyo, JapanProduction CompaniesToho PicturesIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0322977/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0322977.jpgUpdated At2025-10-29T21:25:43

Stars

Kōji Yakusho
Ken Watanabe
Yumi Asô
Yôsuke Saitô
Hôka Kinoshita
Kumiko Tsuchiya
Ikko Kawai
Mansaku Ikeuchi
Yoshihiro Katô
Masahiko Tsugawa

Directors

Kichitarō Negishi

Writers

Haruhiko Arai
Tooru Shirakawa

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Kōji Yakusho | Character: Takaaki Ise, Tetsuro Haga
Actor: Ken Watanabe | Character: Detective Sako Akio
Actor: Yumi Asô | Character: Kyôko Fuda
Actor: Yôsuke Saitô | Character: Masashi Fuda
Actor: Hôka Kinoshita | Character: Shinji Miyake
Actor: Kumiko Tsuchiya | Character: Chikako Fujishirô
Actor: Ikko Kawai | Character: Kaoru Mabuchi
Actor: Mansaku Ikeuchi | Character: Detective Okubo
Actor: Yoshihiro Katô | Character: Hiroshi Okahori
Actor: Masahiko Tsugawa | Character: Deputy Superintendent Kohashi
Actor: Taketoshi Naitō | Character: Mr. Soga
Actor: Haruko Katô | Character: Mrs. Soga
Actor: Bengal | Character: Doctor
Actor: Midori Hagio | Character: Fumie Haga
Actor: Ken Tanaka | Character: Haga
Actor: Isao Natsuyagi | Character: Kunihiro Sasaki
Actor: Katsuo Nakamura | Character: Makoto Kayano
Actor: Jamie McGonnigal | Character: Ranmaru
Actor: Takeo Nakahara | Character: Kazuo Kibe
Actor: Shinobu Tsuruta | Character: Shigeru Nagatomi

[Directors Group]
Name: Kichitarō Negishi | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Haruhiko Arai | Role: Writer
Name: Tooru Shirakawa | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Hideyuki Honma | Role: Producer
Name: Hideki Kama | Role: Producer
Name: Nakagawa Takashi | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Tomoyuki Asakawa | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Osame Maruike | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Akira Suzuki | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Kyôko Heya | Role: Production Designer

[Production Management]
Name: Kiyomi Kanazawa | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Okihiro Yoneda | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Kazuo Miyauchi | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Hideki Mochizuki | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Akane Shiratori | Role: Script and Continuity Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0322977/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: June 6, 1998

Awards

Nominee | 1999 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Actor | Kōji Yakusho, Kizuna
Nominee | 1999 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Supporting Actor | Ken Watanabe, Kizuna
Nominee | 1999 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Editing | Akira Suzuki, Kizuna
Nominee | 1999 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Music Score | Tomoyuki Asakawa, Kizuna
Nominee | 1999 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Sound | Kazuo Miyauchi, Kizuna
Winner | 1999 | Asian Film Critics Association Awards | NETPAC Award | Best Actor | Kōji Yakusho, Kizuna

Box Office

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