Darc is a 2018 American action thriller film starring Tony Schiena, Armand Assante, Sho Ikushima, Kippei Shiina and Tetsu Watanabe.
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Directed by | Nick Powell |
Screenplay by | Tony Schiena |
Produced by | Jeff Kranzdorf Lindsay Moffat Julius R. Nasso |
Starring | Tony Schiena Armand Assante Sho Ikushima Kippei Shiina Tetsu Watanabe |
Cinematography | Joel Ransom |
Music by | Attilio Di Giovanni and Ilaria Della Bidia |
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Running time | 98 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English / Japanese |
Plot
editTo bring down a global human trafficking ring, an Interpol agent recruits the help of a brutal criminal with inside knowledge of the yakuza.
Cast
edit- 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.
Accolades
editYear | Festival | Award | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Leo Awards | Best Musical Score in a Motion Picture | Matthew Rogers | Nominated | [2] |
References
edit- ^ "Darc". British Board of Film Classification.
- ^ Leo Awards. "2017 Awards & Nominations".
External links
edit- Darc on Netflix
- Darc at IMDb
- Marah Alindogan (April 8, 2015). "Action Film Darc Rounds Out Cast With Armand Assante (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- Cornelia Naylor (May 19, 2015). "Gangsters down on New Westminster film set". New Westminster Record.
- Adam H. (December 15, 2014). "ADAM H. lands in Tokyo to make music for the Feature Film DARC!". Enetrtainemnt Corp.