Kyō Kara Hitman | |
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Directed by | Takeshi Yokoi [ ja] |
Written by |
Hiroshi Mutō [
ja] (manga) Masao Iketani screenplay Masayoshi Wagatsuma screenplay |
Produced by | Toshiki Komatsu Shigeji Maeda Tsuneo Seto |
Starring | Shinji Takeda |
Cinematography | Tetsu Shimomoto |
Edited by | Chikako Namba |
Music by | Koji Endo [ ja] |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Toei Video Company (Japan, theatrical) |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Kyō Kara Hitman (今日からヒットマン, Kyō kara hittoman) is a 2009 Japanese film adaptation of the eponymous manga by Hiroshi Mutō [ ja]. It was directed by Takeshi Yokoi [ ja] and stars Shinji Takeda, [1] who also composed, arranged, and performed the film's theme song, "The Hitman". [2]
An ordinary salaryman gets mixed up in the death of a legendary hitman, and has to lead a double life as the hitman's successor. [1]
In 2014, Hitman was made into a web drama on BeeTV's d-Video, with Jun Kaname in the title role. [3]
In 2023, a new version was said to be airing as part of TV Asahi's "Friday Night Drama" series, starting in October, with Arashi's Masaki Aiba taking the role of Inaba. [4] [5]
Kyō Kara Hitman | |
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![]() Poster | |
Directed by | Takeshi Yokoi [ ja] |
Written by |
Hiroshi Mutō [
ja] (manga) Masao Iketani screenplay Masayoshi Wagatsuma screenplay |
Produced by | Toshiki Komatsu Shigeji Maeda Tsuneo Seto |
Starring | Shinji Takeda |
Cinematography | Tetsu Shimomoto |
Edited by | Chikako Namba |
Music by | Koji Endo [ ja] |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Toei Video Company (Japan, theatrical) |
Release date |
|
Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Kyō Kara Hitman (今日からヒットマン, Kyō kara hittoman) is a 2009 Japanese film adaptation of the eponymous manga by Hiroshi Mutō [ ja]. It was directed by Takeshi Yokoi [ ja] and stars Shinji Takeda, [1] who also composed, arranged, and performed the film's theme song, "The Hitman". [2]
An ordinary salaryman gets mixed up in the death of a legendary hitman, and has to lead a double life as the hitman's successor. [1]
In 2014, Hitman was made into a web drama on BeeTV's d-Video, with Jun Kaname in the title role. [3]
In 2023, a new version was said to be airing as part of TV Asahi's "Friday Night Drama" series, starting in October, with Arashi's Masaki Aiba taking the role of Inaba. [4] [5]