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Bashing
A hero to the world but shunned in her own country.
Genres
Drama
Overview
Yuko is a Japanese girl who was taken hostage in Iraq while volunteering there as an aid worker. Finally released and back in her hometown, Yuko finds herself ostracized as a national disgrace by society that sees her helping a country other than Japan, and the embarrassment of getting captured but not killed, as things of which to be brutally ashamed.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
82 min
Release Date
2006-06-03
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
11
Vote Average
6
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Fusako Urabe
Yuko
Ryuzo Tanaka
Father
Nene Otsuka
Stepmother
Kikujirō Honda
Boss
Teruyuki Kagawa
Hotel Manager
Takayuki Katô
Koibito
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