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The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark (1993): Cast

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The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark is a 1993 crime thriller directed by Yojiro Takita, starring Hideo Murota as Momoi, Hiroyuki Sanada and Tadanobu Asano. It runs 1 hour 57 minutes.

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The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark (1993) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 57m (117 min)
Director
Yojiro Takita
Genres
Thriller , Crime
Original language
Japanese
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark About?

The premise of The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark without spoilers.

Adaptation of the Arimasa Ohsawa novel Shinjuku Shark.

The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark Themes & Keywords

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  • bare chested male
  • bare chested male bondage
  • torture
  • shirt
  • police
  • knife wound
  • interrogation
  • gun in mouth
  • blood
  • based on novel
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Cast & crew

The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark Cast & Characters

Hideo Murota leads the cast as Momoi, with Hiroyuki Sanada as Detective Same and Tadanobu Asano. Directed by Yojiro Takita; 12 actors are credited in all.

From the director

More from Yojiro Takita

More films directed by Yojiro Takita: Silence of Smoke, Sakura Guardian in the North, Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer and Sanpei the Fisher Boy.

Full filmography

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FAQ

The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark, each answered in a sentence.

How long is The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark?

The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark runs 1 hour 57 minutes (117 minutes).

When was The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark released?

The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark was released on October 8, 1993.

Who directed The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark?

The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark was directed by Yojiro Takita.

More films by Yojiro Takita

Who is in the cast of The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark?

The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark stars Hideo Murota as Momoi, Hiroyuki Sanada as Detective Same and Tadanobu Asano, among 12 credited actors.

Does The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark have a post-credit scene?

No. The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark in?

The original language of The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark is Japanese.

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