Montreal World Film Festival “Focus on World Cinema” section.

【introduction】
A crime drama in which Yoshimasa Kondo, a veteran actor active in movies, television, and stage, makes his first lead role in a movie. The story depicts a man who has lived as a hitman for many years and considers retiring after meeting a woman. Co-stars include young actors such as Keisuke Kato, Shogo Suzuki, and Erika Yanagi, as well as veteran actor Hou Kinoshita. In addition to the powerful performance of Yoshimasa Kondo, who will completely change the image of the movie up until now, pay attention to the story, which is a mixture of sadness and passion.

映画、テレビ、舞台で活躍するベテラン俳優・近藤芳正が、映画初主演を飾ったクライムドラマ。長年殺し屋として生きてきた男が、ある女性との出会いを機に引退を考える姿を描く。共演は加藤慶祐、鈴木勝吾、柳英里紗などの若手俳優に加え、ベテランの木下ほうからが共演する。これまでのイメージを一変させる近藤芳正の力演に加えて、切なさと熱さが交錯する物語にも注目。

【story】
Kurosawa (KONDO Yoshimasa) has been a hitman for a long time at the request of the Takayama group. He has been working with Hayashida (KATO Keisuke) and Akimoto (SUZUKI Shogo), who are training him as his successor, but he gradually begins to make mistakes and realizes that he is not young at all. Meanwhile, he meets a club hostess named Miori (YANAGI Erisa) and is drawn to her warmth. After that, Kurosawa continues to devote himself to his work, but he repeatedly fails and decides to retire…

長きにわたり高山組の依頼を受けて、殺し屋家業を生業としてきた黒澤（近藤芳正）。後継者として育成している林田（加藤慶祐）と秋元（鈴木勝吾）と共に仕事をこなしていたが、徐々にミスをするようになっていき、決して若くはない自身の年齢を痛感する。そんな中、美織（柳英里紗）というクラブのホステスと出会い、その温かさに心惹かれていく。その後も仕事に没頭する黒澤だったが、失敗を繰り返し、それを機に引退を決意する･･･