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The Negotiator (2003)

Directed by Takashi Miike

Overview

After a convenience store robbery, three unidentified men hold a group of people hostage in a hospital. Inspector Ishida and Captain Tohno handle the negotiations while one of their colleagues, Lt. Ando, tries to find out why the men decided to take the hospital hostage. Through flashbacks, relevant information is revealed to the audience. When the negotiations are finished, most things seem to be fine until they lose track of the criminals. Then, the story unveils from a different perspective, its roots in feelings of love and vengeance.

Length 107 minutes

Actors

Hiroshi Mikami | Mayu Tsuruta | Shirô Sano | Ken'ichi Endô | Masatō Ibu | Renji Ishibashi | Kumi Nakamura | Shigemitsu Ogi | Oji Osuga | Kenji Takechi | Yoji Tanaka | Tokie Hidari | Yasuhito Hida | Yudai Ishiyama | Osamu Tsuruoka | Hua Rong Weng | Yui Nakajo | Kenji Hirai | Eiichi Furui | Jun Etô | Edi Saito | Yôko Azusa | Hiroshi Watari | Keiji Tsuji | Marc Besson | Keigo Nagata | Toshinari Miyamae | Hideomi Takeda | Junichi Ueno | Ryotaro Enoki | Mitsuru Murata | Ryoji Morimoto | Shu Suzuki | Mai Minami | Yuki Mashita | Toru Yamada | Genri Kuroda | Sayaka Kametani | Atsusaburo Matsudo | Kengo Nakamura | Koji Tsurugi | Shelley Sweeney | Yûki Endô