Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2019 Whistleblower Film Production CommitteeSource: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: nanakai-movie.jp (Japan)
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Toho Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with press notes and high-res images from WHISTLEBLOWER (?????, Nanatsu no Kaigi), based on the acclaimed novel The Seven Conferences by Jun Ikeido, author of Rikuoh, Downtown Rocket and the Naoki Hanzawa series. The movie is directed by Katsuo Fukuzawa (I`D RATHER BE A SHELLFISH, THE CRIMES THAT BIND).
Image courtesy of Toho. 2019 Whistleblower Film Production CommitteeWHISTLEBLOWER looks at the tendency of Japanese corporations to sacrifice those employees at the bottom. A seemingly lazy businessman takes a stand to reveal the corruption running rampant throughout his corporation. STORY Sakado (Ainosuke Kataoka), #1 sales section chief for the manufacturer Tokyo Kenden, is asked to step down due to his harassment of a slacker employee named Yasumi (Mansai Nomura). Harashima (Mitsuhiro Oikawa), the #2 section chief who has come to terms with always being second best to Sakado, is promoted to the #1 spot. However, the position conceals an unimaginably dark secret for the company... CREDITS Japanese Release Date: February 1, 2019 (Nationwide Roadshow) Running Time: 119 Minutes Cast Tamio Yasumi: Mansai Nomura Makoto Kitagawa: Teruyuki Kagawa Banji Harashima: Mitsuhiro Oikawa Nobuhiko Sakado: Ainosuke Kataoka Itsuro Misawa: Takuma Otoo Yusuke Nitta: Shingo Fujimori Yui Hamamoto: Aki Asakura Kenichiro Sano: Kohki Okada Tabe: Houka Kinoshita Toshiko: Yo Yoshida Crew Director: Katsuo Fukuzawa Original Story: The Seven Conferences by Jun Ikeido (Published by Shueisha Bunko) Screenplay: Kentaro Ushio, Jeong Mi Lee Producer: Hidenori Iyoda Theme Song: “Make You Feel My Love” by Bob Dylan Production Company: Whistleblower Film Production Committee Distribution (Japan): Toho International Sales: TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc.) ©2019 Whistleblower Film Production Committee
Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2019 Whistleblower Film Production Committee
Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2019 Whistleblower Film Production Committee
Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2019 Whistleblower Film Production Committee
Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2019 Whistleblower Film Production Committee
Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2019 Whistleblower Film Production Committee
Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2019 Whistleblower Film Production Committee
Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2019 Whistleblower Film Production Committee
Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2019 Whistleblower Film Production Committee
Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2019 Whistleblower Film Production Committee
Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2019 Whistleblower Film Production Committee
Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2019 Whistleblower Film Production Committee
Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2019 Whistleblower Film Production Committee
Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2019 Whistleblower Film Production Committee
Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2019 Whistleblower Film Production Committee
Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2019 Whistleblower Film Production Committee
Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2019 Whistleblower Film Production CommitteeAbout Toho Co., Ltd.
Founded in 1932 and headquartered in Tokyo, Toho Company, Ltd. is one of the leading entertainment conglomerates in Japan. Toho is best known worldwide as the producer of the Godzilla films, as well as most of the films by the world-renowned director, Akira Kurosawa. Besides film production, Toho also distributes Japanese films (earning the highest box office receipts for decades in Japan) as well as foreign films through its subsidiary, owns first class movie theaters throughout Japan, produces legitimate plays and musicals, and has more than 100 entertainment-related subsidiaries.