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Scrap Heaven

 

  Written and Directed by Lee Sang-Il

Japan 2005 / Drama / 117 min / Color / Dolby  2.0 / 1.85:1 Widescreen Anamorphic / NTSC / In Japanese with Optional Thai and English Subtitles

Kenichi Yamamoto, Joe Odagiri , Chiaki Kuriyama, Ken Mitsuishi, Yoshiyuki Morishita, Sawa Suzuki .

One night, three strangers find themselves taken hostage by a depressed and drunk salaryman on the bus home. He stands up, pulls a gun and demands that the bus stop. However, all their captor ends up doing is putting a bullet through his own head. However, this life defining moment has a profound effect on these three young, disaffected people, and together they head out on a mission to retaliate against society. They write a promise on a toilet wall - declaring that they will carry out whatever act is added below - and so their fates are put in the hands of those who read their message. Odagiri Joe (Shinobi), Kuriyama Chiaki (Battle Royale) and Kase Akira (Custom Made 10:30) star in this rebellious punk-pop tale from director Lee Sang Il.