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Guardian Angel
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In the midst of an unprecedented recession, director of the hit film, "Kisaragi" this time tries his hand at a hero movie! The story revolves around Keiichi, a "poorly-paid salaryman", and an "angel of a girl" who'd lived in totally different worlds, until Keiichi begins to harbor some "unfounded delusions". Keiichi, believing that the girl is being bullied on a secret and anonymous website message board, decides he must protect her, and tries somehow to get to know her so that he can warn her. His childhood friend, a "gangster who practically lives at a mahjong house" and a "good-looking hikikomori (one who is withdrawn from social life)" are concerned. They believe Keiichi's worries are groundless and tries to tell him that he is "totally misdirected and delusional". However one thing leads to another until finally, the girl is kidnapped by a bizarre murderer. The three men, all unfortunate victims of the gap-widening society, pull all their forces together, and with their wit and courage, bravely seek to crack a most difficult case that even the police could not solve...
CAST
Keiichi Suga（Cunning Takeyama）
Masashi Muraoka（Kuranosuke Sasaki）
Yamato Sasaki（Shinjiro Atae【AAA】）
Ryoko Miyano（Shiori Kutsuna）
Butcher（Yuuki Himura 【Bananaman】）
Harvest（Tasuku Emoto）
Toyokawa（Ren Osugi）
Asami Watanabe（Haru）
Katsuko Suga（Shinobu Terajima）
STAFF
| Director | Yuichi Sato |
|---|---|
| Producer | "Shugo Tenshi" Production Committee |
| Screenplay | Hiroshi Hashimoto |
| Original Story | Yu Uemura |
| Cinematographer | Akihiro Kawamura |
| Production Designer | Atsuhiko Arakawa |
| Editor | Takuya Taguchi |
| Music | Naoki Sato |
Director
| Director | Yuichi Sato |  |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | Born on August 18, 1962 in Tokyo. He worked as director for numerous hit TV dramas including "Shota no sushi" (96), "Furuhata Ninzaburo" (99), "Boku no ikiru michi" (03), "Ooku" (03), "Water Boys" (03), and "Water Boys 2" (04). He made his directorial debut of a feature film with "Pray" (05), followed by "Simsons" (06). His third feature film "Kisaragi" (07) was nominated for Japan Academy awards in four categories, "Picture of the Year", " Director of the Year", "Screenplay of the Year" and "Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role", and won the "Popularity Award". He is now one of the hottest directors in Japan. | |
| Message | When I discovered the concept of this film festival was “Laugh & Peace”, I was delighted and surprised.Because I instantly felt as if “Shugo Tenshi” was produced, to be submitted for this festival, as It has plenty of laughter, tears, suspenseful ness and emotions! I hope you enjoy it! | |
Data
| Country | JAPAN | |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2009 | |
| Runtime | 109 | |
| Production & distribution Company |
Avex Entertainment | |
| Homepage： | http://avexmovie.jp/ | |
| Official Website | http://syugotenshi.jp/ | |
| Copyright | © 2009『守護天使』製作委員会 | |