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Bonds
56%
Movie
2h 3m
AI Analysis
Bonds (1998) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Bonds (1998) — a movie tagged as Crime and Drama with balanced tone moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Tetsuro Haga is a troubled gangster, living under the assumed identity Ise for ten years, to escape jail for gunning down his cruel adoptive father. His life begins to unravel when a journalist following him takes an interest in the wife of a boyhood chum, and the wife of another close friend takes an interest in Is… Our models also surface themes such as identity, ai, family, and revenge from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~123 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Bonds 56% (7 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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56%
from 7 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Tetsuro Haga is a troubled gangster, living under the assumed identity Ise for ten years, to escape jail for gunning down his cruel adoptive father. His life begins to unravel when a journalist following him takes an interest in the wife of a boyhood chum, and the wife of another close friend takes an interest in Ise. A couple of murders later, Ise/Haga goes on the run and also sets out for revenge.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1998-06-06
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- TMDB rating
- 5.6
- TMDB ID
- 446619
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Is there an official trailer for Bonds?
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What is Bonds about?
Tetsuro Haga is a troubled gangster, living under the assumed identity Ise for ten years, to escape jail for gunning down his cruel adoptive father. His life begins to unravel when a journalist fol... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Bonds?
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How long is the movie Bonds?
The official runtime for Bonds is approximately 123 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Koji Yakusho
Takaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga

Ken Watanabe
Detective Sako Akio

Yumi Aso
- K
Katsuo Nakamura
Makoto Kayano

Yousuke Saito
Masashi Fuda

Houka Kinoshita
Shinji Miyake

Kumiko Tsuchiya
Chikako Fujishirô
- I
Ikuko Kawai
Kaoru Mabuchi

Mansaku Ikeuchi
Detective Okubo

Yoshihiro Katō
Hiroshi Okahori

Masahiko Tsugawa
Deputy Superintendent Kohashi

Taketoshi Naitō
Mr. Soga

Haruko Katō
Mrs. Soga

Bengal
Doctor

Midori Hagio
Fumie Haga

Ken Tanaka
Haga

Isao Natsuyagi
Kunihiro Sasaki

Jamie McGonnigal
Ranmaru (voice)
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