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Release Date:
December 7, 2006
Original Title:
The Passenger
Alternate Titles:
Anthropos horis zoi
Il Passeggero
パッセンジャー
패신져
Genres:
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Production Companies:
Aviva Communications
Les Films de l'Isle
Les Films à Un Dollar
Production Countries:
Canada | France | Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 88
Yakuza Naoki Sando (Yosuke Natsuki) discovers his daughter Hiroko (Kumi Kaneko) in bed with his adopted son Kohji (Yusuke Iseya). Three years later, Kohji is working the streets as a hustler, still yearning for a way to earn his estranged father's approval to continue his borderline incestuous relationship. Hiroko sees a way back to her brother's arms when Sando's shady colleague Marc Tanner (François Trottier) absconds to Canada with gambling funds destined for the big boss. Presumably with her father's permission, she calls Kohji and tells him to hurry to Montréal, recover the money and kill Tanner.
Art Direction:
Valérie Massadian
Director:
François Rotger
Director of Photography:
Georges Lechaptois
Editor:
Julie Decondé
Nathalie Langlade
Executive Producer:
David La Haye
Original Music Composer:
Dan Levy
Olivia Merilahti
Producer:
Tom Dercourt
Screenplay:
François Rotger
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