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Sanctuary
“Two Men... Two Destinies... One Japan...”
65%
Movie
1h 43m
AI Analysis
Sanctuary (1995) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Sanctuary (1995) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Akira Hojo and Chiaki Asami live different lives in Tokyo, Japan: Hojo is the leader of a small but rising Yakuza clan, while Asami is a politician aiming to become the youngest member of the Japanese parliament. But while they both live in different ways, Hojo and Asami share the same past; both of them were surviv… Our models also surface themes such as ai and survival from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~103 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Sanctuary 65% (4 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
65%
from 4 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Akira Hojo and Chiaki Asami live different lives in Tokyo, Japan: Hojo is the leader of a small but rising Yakuza clan, while Asami is a politician aiming to become the youngest member of the Japanese parliament. But while they both live in different ways, Hojo and Asami share the same past; both of them were survivors of the Killing Fields of Cambodia. With the aggression and survival instincts they learned in the Cambodian jungles, Hojo and Asami strive in both the Yakuza and political world to reform Japan into their own sanctuary.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1995-01-21
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- TMDB rating
- 6.5
- TMDB ID
- 52469
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Is there an official trailer for Sanctuary?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for Sanctuary directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is Sanctuary about?
Akira Hojo and Chiaki Asami live different lives in Tokyo, Japan: Hojo is the leader of a small but rising Yakuza clan, while Asami is a politician aiming to become the youngest member of the Japan... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Sanctuary?
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How long is the movie Sanctuary?
The official runtime for Sanctuary is approximately 103 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Toshiya Nagasawa
Akira Hojo
Hiroshi Abe
Chiaki Asami
- A
Azusa Nakamura
Assistant Superintendent Kyoko Ishihara
Toshihiko Sakakibara
Reiji Tashiro
Naomasa Musaka
Detective Ozaki
- Y
Yoshiaki Aoki
Takahiro Tamura
Ryuzo Ichijima
Hirokazu Inoue
Koreharu Hisatomi
Shuichi Sakura
- 田
田中千絵
- M
Masafumi Satô
Yū Fujiki
Fumio Watanabe
Deputy Chief Norimoto Isaoka
Masanori Sera
Tokai
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