

Drama · Comedy
Overview
Set in post-war Japan, a group of five, four men and one woman, gathers in the basement of a butcher shop to dig up a cache of morphine buried during the war. A grimly humorous tale of twisted relationships as one by one each of the group is eliminated.
Top Cast


Hiroyuki Nagato
Hiroyuki Nagato
Satoru
Hiroyuki Nagato
Satoru


Misako Watanabe
Misako Watanabe
Shima
Misako Watanabe
Shima


Kō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura
Pharmacist
Kō Nishimura
Pharmacist


Sanae Nakahara
Sanae Nakahara
Ryuko
Sanae Nakahara
Ryuko


Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
Ramen shop owner
Taiji Tonoyama
Ramen shop owner


Takeshi Katō
Takeshi Katō
Brutal yakuza
Takeshi Katō
Brutal yakuza


Shoichi Ozawa
Shoichi Ozawa
A teacher
Shoichi Ozawa
A teacher
Reiji Akitsu
Reiji Akitsu
Detective
Reiji Akitsu
Detective


Shinsuke Ashida
Shinsuke Ashida
Shinsuke Ashida


Nobuo Kawakami
Nobuo Kawakami
Nobuo Kawakami
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