Directed by:
Yuji KakizakiScreenplay:
Yuji KakizakiCast:
Toshio Kakei, Masayuki Deai, Yuka Takeshima, Nobuyoshi Hisamatsu, 河合龍之介, Makoto Ashikawa, Jun Hashimoto, Yûrei Yanagi, Daigaku Sekine, Tsukasa Itô (more)Plots(1)
In the summer of 1999, the Daionji temple needs protection from relentless harrassment by a yakuza-backed political group wanting to take it over. A security firm is sent to guard the temple, the priest and his family, the staff, and the parishioners. When one of their colleagues is murdered, the security guards continue their heroic struggle to the end. (Montreal World Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Toshio Kakei](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/572/160572989_51098e.jpg)
Toshio Kakei
Japan
Best movies:
Owl's Castle (1999)
Drive (2002)
Bayside Shakedown (1998)
Masayuki Deai
Japan
Yuka Takeshima
Japan
Best movies:
Ringu (1995) (TV movie)
Nobuyoshi Hisamatsu
Japan
河合龍之介
Japan
Best movies:
Gay Lovers (2007)
![Makoto Ashikawa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/124/120/124120152_6f04d0.jpg)
Makoto Ashikawa
Japan
Best movies:
Fireworks (1997)
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (2003)
Kids Return (1996)
![Jun Hashimoto](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/770/166770306_c75c19.jpg)
Jun Hashimoto
Japan
Best movies:
Chronicle of My Mother (2011)
Library Wars - The Last Mission (2015)
Library Wars (2013)
![Yûrei Yanagi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/235/166235684_782193.jpg)
Yûrei Yanagi
Japan
Best movies:
Fireworks (1997)
Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)
Dangan Runner (1996)
Daigaku Sekine
Japan
Best movies:
Kikujiro (1999)
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (2003)
The Taste of Tea (2004)
Tsukasa Itô
Japan
Kôyô Maeda
Japan
Gô Ibuki
Japan
![Akaji Maro](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/571/166571185_af8d96.jpg)
Akaji Maro
Japan
Best movies:
Kikujiro (1999)
Awaking (2006)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
赤座美代子
Japan
Best movies:
Libido (1967)
Violent Streets (1974)
Lady Snowblood (1973)
出光元
Japan
![野村宏伸](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/988/163988751_65ae9e.jpg)
野村宏伸
Japan
Best movies:
Heaven and Earth (1990)
Loved Gun (2004)
The Go Master (2006)
Ikuya Enokizono
Japan
Best movies:
Shield of Straw (2013)
Lumberjack the Monster (2023)
The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (2013)