Sanctuary
Two friends. Two destinies. One Japan.
5.3(8) 1996-05-01 67 minAnimationCrimeDrama
Two Japanese survivors of the Khmer Rouge massacres in Cambodia vow to find a sanctuary, even if they have to build it themselves. Returning to Japan, they take seemingly opposite paths: one becomes a politician, the other a gangster. As Asami and Houjou work through the linked worlds of politics and crime in modern Japan, they don't hesitate to do anything necessary to secure their own positions and stay true to their vow. Loyal to no one else, they find their friendship increasingly tested as they rise in their chosen fields.
DirectorTakashi Watanabe
WriterKenishi Terada
Cast & characters
Kazuhiro Nakata
as Chiaki Asami
Takaya Hashi
as Tokai
Takeshi Watabe
as Norimoto Isaoka
Show Hayami
as Akira Hōjō
Masako Katsuki
as Hojo's Lover
Masaaki Okabe
as Shuichi Sakura
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Shigezô Sasaoka
as Sagara
Masaharu Sato
as Murata
Tomokazu Seki
as Reiji Tashiro
Hiromi Tsuru
as Kyoko Ishihara
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Miho Yamada
as —
Unsho Ishizuka
as —
