Dragon Head (2003): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Dragon Head is a 2003 drama thriller directed by George Iida, starring Satoshi Tsumabuki as Teru Aoki, Takayuki Yamada and Sayaka Kanda. It runs 2 hours 2 minutes and earned $8.6 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 2m (122 min)
- Director
- George Iida
- Original language
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Japanese - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Dragon Head About?
The premise of Dragon Head without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Teru Aoki boards a train bound for Tokyo after a school excursion. Mid‑journey a catastrophic incident shatters part of the car and collapses the tunnel ahead. When he regains consciousness, the wreckage surrounds him and he discovers that every classmate and teacher has perished, leaving him the sole survivor to confront the grim aftermath.
Dragon Head Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- wreckage
- leg wound
- water bottle
- volcano
- underground tunnel
- train wreck
- sword
- survival
- sun
- subway station
- storm drain
- stomped to death
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- sole survivor
- soldier
- shot through the floor
- shot in the chest
- rape
- radio
- punched in the face
- pistol
- pistol whipped
- piano playing
- person on fire
- penance
- on the run
- murder
- loner
- lipstick
- lava
- knocked unconscious
- knife
- kicked in the stomach
- jumping from a window
- jumping from a train
- jumping from a car
- judgment day
- homeless person
- hit with a rock
- helicopter
- held at gunpoint
- foot chase
- flashlight
- flashback
- fight to the death
- falling through the floor
- falling from height
- exploding car
- dripping blood
- doll
- dog tag
Dragon Head Cast & Characters
Satoshi Tsumabuki leads the cast as Teru Aoki, with Takayuki Yamada as Nobuo Takahashi and Sayaka Kanda as Ako Seto. Directed by George Iida; 8 actors are credited in all.
- Director George Iida
- Satoshi Tsumabuki as Teru Aoki
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Takayuki Yamada as Nobuo Takahashi - Sayaka Kanda as Ako Seto
- Yoshimasa Kondo as Iwata
Also Starring in Dragon Head
· 4 more- Naohito Fujiki Nimura
- Kyûsaku Shimada Minila
- Jinpachi Nezu Matsuo
- Minori Terada Andou
Dragon Head Plot Summary
What happens in Dragon Head from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Teru Aoki [Satoshi Tsumabuki] witnesses a strange sight just before his train derails in a tunnel during a powerful earthquake. He wakes to a grim scene where everyone else is dead, save for his bullied classmate Nobuo Takahashi [Takayuki Yamada] and the injured Ako Seto [Sayaka Kanda]. Teru does his best to help Ako recover as Nobuo’s growing paranoia starts to gnaw at him. When Nobuo’s fear boils over into violence, Teru fights him off and makes a desperate escape with Ako through narrow ventilation shafts as a river of lava begins to fill the tunnel.
Full summary
The whole story of Dragon Head, scene by scene
Dragon Head Box Office
Dragon Head grossed $8.6 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$8.6M
- International
- $8.6M
Dragon Head Also Known As
3 alternative titles, including “Doragon Heddo” and “드래곤 헤드”.
- Also known as
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- Doragon Heddo
- 드래곤 헤드
- 天咒
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Dragon Head FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Dragon Head, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Dragon Head?
Dragon Head runs 2 hours 2 minutes (122 minutes).
When was Dragon Head released?
Dragon Head was released on July 30, 2003.
Who directed Dragon Head?
Dragon Head was directed by George Iida.
More films by George Iida Who is in the cast of Dragon Head?
Dragon Head stars Satoshi Tsumabuki as Teru Aoki, Takayuki Yamada as Nobuo Takahashi and Sayaka Kanda as Ako Seto, among 8 credited actors.
How much did Dragon Head make at the box office?
Dragon Head grossed $8.6 million worldwide.
Does Dragon Head have a post-credit scene?
No. Dragon Head has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Dragon Head in?
The original language of Dragon Head is Japanese.
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