Akame 48 Waterfalls
赤目四十八瀧心中未遂
Synopsis
A man is trying to flee from his past, and he ends up in an underworld filled with strange characters. He finds a job skewering meat in a dirty old room in a shabby old house filled with prostitutes, gangsters and a weird old tattoo master. He clearly doesn't fit in to this new world, and the inhabitants of it immediately despise him.
Top Cast
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Shinobu Terajima
Aya
Shima Onishi
Yoichi Ikushima
Michiyo Yasuda
Kishida Seiko
Yuya Uchida
Eyebrows
Hirofumi Arai
Rhino
Akaji Maro
Triangular Eyes
Hideko Okiyama
Princess Tsuji
Nao Omori
Work
Kensaku Watanabe
Sanpakugan
Michio Akiyama
Hemorrhoids Turtle
Hidekazu Akai
New World
Ōmiya Ichi
Sanada
Shungicu Uchida
Prostitute
Takato Enokida
Shinpei
Moeko Ezawa
Prostitute
Motomi Makiguchi
Pilgrimage to My Father
Sachiko Uesugi
Mother's Pilgrimage
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Grandpa
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Genjiro Arato
- Screenplay & Story
- Chōkitsu Kurumatani, Toya Suzuki
- Original Score
- Shūichi Chino
- Original Title
- 赤目四十八瀧心中未遂
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 39m
- Production Studios
- Eisei Gekijo, Tokyo Media Relations
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Genjiro Arato
Chōkitsu Kurumatani, Toya Suzuki
Shūichi Chino
Norimichi Kasamatsu
Yoshiyuki Okuhara
Akitoshi Kawazu, Tomiyasu Ishikawa, Osamu Murayama, Hidehito Tachibana, Shinichiro Muraoka
Department Leadership Roster
Genjiro Arato
Director
Akitoshi Kawazu
Producer
Tomiyasu Ishikawa
Producer
Osamu Murayama
Producer
Hidehito Tachibana
Producer
Shinichiro Muraoka
Producer
Toya Suzuki
Writer
Yoshiyuki Okuhara
Editor
Shūichi Chino
Original Music Composer
Norimichi Kasamatsu
Director of Photography
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About Akame 48 Waterfalls
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Akame 48 Waterfalls about?
A man is trying to flee from his past, and he ends up in an underworld filled with strange characters. He finds a job skewering meat in a dirty old room in a shabby old house filled with prostitutes, gangsters and a weird old tattoo master. He clearly doesn't fit in to this new world, and the inhabitants of it immediately despise him.
Who directed Akame 48 Waterfalls?
Akame 48 Waterfalls was directed by Genjiro Arato.
Who stars in Akame 48 Waterfalls?
The principal cast of Akame 48 Waterfalls includes Shinobu Terajima, Shima Onishi, Michiyo Yasuda, Yuya Uchida, Hirofumi Arai.
When was Akame 48 Waterfalls released and how long is it?
Akame 48 Waterfalls was released in 2003 with a total runtime of 2h 39m.
Who composed the musical score for Akame 48 Waterfalls?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Akame 48 Waterfalls was composed by Shūichi Chino.
Is Akame 48 Waterfalls based on a book or true story?
Akame 48 Waterfalls is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Chōkitsu Kurumatani".