Grasshopper
グラスホッパー
Synopsis
Movie contains the stories of three people: Suzuki (Toma Ikuta), Kujira (Tadanobu Asano) and Semi (Ryosuke Yamada). Suzuki is a former middle school teacher. His girlfriend was killed, which led him to quit his job and attempt to take revenge on her murderer. To do so, Suzuki has to infiltrate the underground world of criminals. Kujira is a contract killer for hire. He makes his targets fall into confusion and eventually commit suicide. Semi is a contract killer who uses the knife to take out his targets.
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Toma Ikuta
Suzuki
Ryosuke Yamada
Semi
Kumiko Aso
Sumire
Jun Murakami
Iwanishi
Haru
Yuriko
Nanao
Hiyoko
Tadanobu Asano
Kujira
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Asagao
Ryudo Uzaki
Bourei
Renji Ishibashi
Terahara
Aimi Satsukawa
Mesh’s Woman
Hako Yamasaki
Momo
Norihito Kaneko
Terahara Jr
Kozo Sato
Tetsuhiro Sai
Daisuke Nagakura
So Yamanaka
Kika Kobayashi
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Tomoyuki Takimoto
- Screenplay & Story
- Kotaro Isaka, Takeshi Aoshima
- Original Score
- Hibiki Inamoto
- Original Title
- グラスホッパー
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Production Studios
- KADOKAWA, Shochiku, Happinet, dentsu, J Storm, The Asahi Shimbun, KADOKAWA Daiei Studio
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Tomoyuki Takimoto
Kotaro Isaka, Takeshi Aoshima
Hibiki Inamoto
Yoshitaka Sakamoto
Nobuyuki Takahashi
Takayuki Sugizaki, Shigeo Minakami, Yoshikazu Tsubaki, Shinichirou Inoue
Department Leadership Roster
Tomoyuki Takimoto
Director
Kotaro Isaka
Screenplay
Takayuki Sugizaki
Producer
Nobuyuki Takahashi
Editor
Shigeo Minakami
Producer
Yoshikazu Tsubaki
Producer
Atsuro Hirai
Production Design
Yoshitaka Sakamoto
Director of Photography
Hibiki Inamoto
Original Music Composer
Takeshi Aoshima
Screenplay
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Frequently Asked Questions About Grasshopper
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Grasshopper about?
Movie contains the stories of three people: Suzuki (Toma Ikuta), Kujira (Tadanobu Asano) and Semi (Ryosuke Yamada). Suzuki is a former middle school teacher. His girlfriend was killed, which led him to quit his job and attempt to take revenge on her murderer. To do so, Suzuki has to infiltrate the underground world of criminals. Kujira is a contract killer for hire. He makes his targets fall into confusion and eventually commit suicide. Semi is a contract killer who uses the knife to take out his targets.
Who directed Grasshopper?
Grasshopper was directed by Tomoyuki Takimoto.
Who stars in Grasshopper?
The principal cast of Grasshopper includes Toma Ikuta, Ryosuke Yamada, Kumiko Aso, Jun Murakami, Haru.
When was Grasshopper released and how long is it?
Grasshopper was released in 2015 with a total runtime of 1h 59m.
Who composed the musical score for Grasshopper?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Grasshopper was composed by Hibiki Inamoto.
Is Grasshopper based on a book or true story?
Grasshopper is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Kotaro Isaka".