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MASTER SCORE 61.2 / 100
2008·Crime / Drama / Thriller·2h 7m

KUROSAGI: THE BLACK SWINDLER

There are three kinds of swindler. One, called the "WHITE SWINDLER", finds a mark and steals money. The "RED SWINDLER" preys on the other sex and steals a mark's body and soul. Then there is the "BLACK SWINDLER". Ignoring ordinary marks, targeting only the white and red swindlers, and preying on their flesh grown fat and corrupt with the money they have stolen, he is the worst of them all. There is a boy who once became a victim of a swindler and lost his family. Later, he turns into the most hideous "black swindler" to deceive only other swindlers. His name is Kurosaki. This time, he is requested by Reiko, whose daughter is sick, to hunt down a swindler named Ishigaki, who has defrauded her of money. But, behind Ishigaki, there is actually a bigger swindle which has even destabilized the Japanese economy…

Above the Line
Yasuharu Ishii·DirectorEriko Shinozaki·WriterKosuke Yamashita·Music
Cast
Tomohisa Yamashita·KurosakiMaki Horikita·Tsurara YoshikawaShow Aikawa·Masaru KashimaMao Daichi·SakuraYui Ichikawa·Yukari MishimaNaoko Iijima·Reiko OkegawaKoji Kato·Yoichi ShiraishiShiro Kishibe·MikimotoKaoru Okunuki·Makiko HayaseTsurube Shofukutei·Watanuki
Full Crew
(8 credits)
Directing· 2
Yasuharu Ishii·DirectorAyato Matsuda·Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Eriko Shinozaki·Writer
Sound & Music· 1
Kosuke Yamashita·Music
Art & Design· 1
Shutaro Nagata·Art Designer
Production· 1
Daisuke Oh'oka·Producer
Other Departments· 2
Tetsuro Mori·CinematographyKoji Harada·Cinematography
By the Numbers
61.2
OF 100
Master Score
5.5
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
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