Two broke losers hunt a serial killer for cash — what could go wrong? Everything. Beautifully.
An illegal Filipino entertainer in Japan, Manuel, meets a bankrupt Japanese businessman, Shigeru. After knowing the whereabouts of a high-profile serial killer at large, the two men decide to capture the killer to get a big bounty.
Acting
Aquino and Hira's wounded chemistry carries every scene.
Direction
Ordiales finds poetry in Tokyo's overlooked corners.
Writing
Balances social critique with genuine suspense.
Director
Donie Ray Ordiales
Carlo Aquino
Manuel Hidalgo
Takehiro Hira
Shigeru Watanabe
Sho Ikushima
Mayuko Watanabe
Sarah Jane Abad
Melanie Hidalgo
Dindo Arroyo
Frank Hidalgo
Ian de Leon
Alvin
Aoi Okuyama
Risako Ohara
Natsuki Kunimoto
Hiromi
Ken Yamamura
Souta Kamimura
Polo Ravales
Toto
Misa Shimizu
Michiko Ohara
Stefanie Arianne
Jessica
Maria Theresa Gow
Janice
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film spotlights Japan's hidden Filipino migrant worker community, rarely centered in Japanese cinema. Carlo Aquino's casting bridges Southeast Asian star power with indie Japanese storytelling.
The serial killer subplot deliberately mirrors real unsolved cases in Tokyo, but the film subverts true-crime exploitation by keeping victims off-screen and focusing on the hunters' economic desperation instead.
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