Golden Slumber

Golden Slumber

Suspicious eyes everywhere the world is chasing after him.

2010 · 139 min · ★ 7.1 · Action, Comedy, Mystery

When easy-going Aoyagi meets an old friend for a fishing trip, he ends up drugged, framed for the Prime Minister's assassination, and on the run from corrupt cops. It's only the beginning of what quickly becomes the worst, weirdest day of his life. But he'll get by with a little help from his friends, who include a famous pop diva, a rockabilly deliveryman, a crippled old gangster, and the world's most cheerful serial killer.

Directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura · Written by Kenichi Suzuki

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Masato Sakai Masaharu Aoyagi
Yuko Takeuchi Haruko Higuchi
Hidetaka Yoshioka Shingo Morita
Gekidan Hitori Kazuo Ono
Gaku Hamada Kill-O
Kiyohiko Shibukawa Iwasaki
Akira Emoto Hodogaya Yasushi
Bengal Shizuo Todoroki
Nao Omori Higuchi Nobuyuki
Shihori Kanjiya Rinka
Saki Aibu Inoue Koume
Toshiyuki Nagashima Kobatozawa

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