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Directed by | Lee Sang-il |
Starring | Satoshi Tsumabuki Eri Fukatsu Masaki Okada Hikari Mitsushima Kirin Kiki Akira Emoto |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Box office | $22,383,806[1] |
Villain (悪人, Akunin) is a 2010 Japanese drama film directed by Lee Sang-il, based on Shuichi Yoshida's crime noir novel of the same name. It was nominated for numerous awards at the 2011 Japan Academy Prize, including Best Film and Best Director (which was director Lee's second nomination, after his 2006 win for Hula Girls), and won five, which included all four acting awards and for the score by Joe Hisaishi.