Darc (film) explained
Darc is a 2018 American action thriller film starring Tony Schiena, Armand Assante, Sho Ikushima, Kippei Shiina and Tetsu Watanabe.
Plot
To bring down a global human trafficking ring, an Interpol agent recruits the help of a brutal criminal with inside knowledge of the yakuza.
Cast
- Tony Schiena as Darc, the main protagonist of the movie, he is a brutal criminal with martial arts skills and an unquenchable thirst for revenge.
- Armand Assante as Lafique, an Interpol agent who seeks to take down a global human trafficking ring to save his own daughter.
- Sho Ikushima as Shigeru Kageyama (Nihongo: 影山茂, Kageyama Shigeru), a yakuza heir, son of Toshio Kageyama and grandson of Ginzo Kageyama, the powerful head (Oyabun/Kumicho) of Koda-kai. He is the one who hires Darc as his bodyguard after a confrontation with a rival gang.
- Kippei Shiina as Toshio Kageyama (Nihongo: 影山敏夫, Kageyama Toshio), the main antagonist of the movie, he is a Japanese businessman who is actually a high-ranking leader of the Koga-kai, a powerful yakuza syndicate and who is responsible for the murder of Darc's mother. He is also the son of Ginzo Kageyama and the father of Shigeru Kageyama.
- Tetsu Watanabe as Ginzo Kageyama (Nihongo: 影山銀蔵, Kageyama Ginzō), a powerful yakuza boss. He is the head of the Koga-kai, a powerful yakuza syndicate based in Japan and the US and has a bloody past involving the film's protagonist, Darc. He is also the father of Toshio Kageyama and grandfather of Shigeru Kageyama.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Darc. British Board of Film Classification.
- Web site: Leo Awards. 2017 Awards & Nominations.
