Grasshopper (film)

This article is about the 2015 film. For other films, see Grasshopper (disambiguation).

Grasshopper
Poster
Directed by	Tomoyuki Takimoto
Based on	Grasshopper (3 Assassins) by Kōtarō Isaka and Sam Malissa (English translation)
Starring	Toma Ikuta Tadanobu Asano Ryosuke Yamada
Production company	Kadokawa Pictures
Distributed by	Kadokawa
Release date	November 7, 2015 (2015-11-07)
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	¥675 million[1]

Grasshopper (グラスホッパー) is a 2015 Japanese revenge thriller film directed by Tomoyuki Takimoto and starring Toma Ikuta, Tadanobu Asano and Hey! Say! JUMP member Ryosuke Yamada.^[2] It was released in Japan on November 7, 2015.^[3][4] It is based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Kōtarō Isaka, the first novel in his Hitman series. An American adaptation of the second novel, Bullet Train, was released in 2022.

Plot

After the death of his girlfriend, Suzuki (Ikuta Toma) takes on a job working for the underground. Suzuki is quickly caught up in a cat and mouse game between two groups of underground workers in the field of assassination. Caught up in the game alongside him are Kujira (Tadanobu Asano) and Semi (Ryosuke Yamada), who are both deadly killers.

Cast

• Toma Ikuta as Suzuki
• Tadanobu Asano as Kujira
• Ryosuke Yamada as Semi
• Haru as Yuriko
• Kumiko Asō as Sumire
• Nanao as Hiyoko
• Hidetaka Yoshioka as Asagao
• Renji Ishibashi as Terahara
• Jun Murakami as Iwanishi
• Ryudo Uzaki as Kujira's Father
• Norihito Kaneko as Terahara's son
• Manami Satukawa as young Girl
• Hako Yamasaki as Momo

Production

Principal photography began on 7 July 2014.

Reception

The film grossed ¥192 million on its opening weekend.^[5] By its third weekend, it had grossed ¥675 million.^[1]

References

1. Kevin Ma (November 25, 2015). "Local youth fares top Japan box office". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on June 8, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
2. Mark Schilling (7 July 2014). "Toma Ikuta, Tadanobu Asano To Star in Japanese Revenge Thriller "Grasshopper"". variety.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
3. "グラスホッパー(2015)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
4. 波瑠、生田斗真の婚約者役 映画『グラスホッパー』出演 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
5. Kevin Ma (November 12, 2015). "Mozu tops Japan box office". Film Business Asia. Retrieved November 21, 2015.