A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
June 6, 1998
Original Title:
絆
Alternate Titles:
Kizuna
絆 -きずな-
絆-きずな-
Genres:
Crime | Drama
Production Companies:
TOHO
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 123
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 the wife of a boyhood chum, and the wife of another close friend takes an interest in Ise. A couple of murders later, Ise/Haga goes on the run and also sets out for revenge.
Assistant Director:
Okihiro Yoneda
Director:
Kichitaro Negishi
Director of Photography:
Osame Maruike
Editor:
Akira Suzuki
Novel:
Tooru Shirakawa
Original Music Composer:
Tomoyuki Asakawa
Producer:
Hideyuki Honma
Production Design:
Kyōko Heya
Screenplay:
Haruhiko Arai
Sound Recordist:
Kazuo Miyauchi
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