FLAME UNION (Movie)

"Saikyo Koroshiya Densetsu Kunioka" (Legend of the Strongest Assassin Kunioka) is a mockumentary work in which film director Yugo Sakamoto, noted for action and comedy works, follows the daily life of "Masayuki Kunioka" (played by Masayuki Ino), a freelance contract killer. It has received fervent support as the starting point of director Sakamoto career, who has produced many hit works such as the "Nemuru Baka" and "Baby Assassins" series, and its humor and action, which run through his other works as well, have captivated many fans. This work, "Flame Union: Saikyo Koroshiya Densetsu Kunioka [Shito Hen]," is a double-lead feature starring Ino as Kunioka and Takuya Matsumoto as "Takuya Manaka," who emerged as Kunioka partner from the previous work "Green Bullet: Saikyo Koroshiya Densetsu Kunioka [Gasshuku Hen]." Second-rate as an assassin and prone to escaping into alcohol when troubled, the unremarkable Manaka anguish and conflict are played true-to-life by Matsumoto. Whether or not he has a talent for killing is unknown, yet he still has a reason to continue as an assassin... Beyond the harsh training with Kunioka, what Manaka found was, surprisingly, "bonds" and "growth"! This work features distinctive assassins appearing one after another, packed with highlights from comical exchanges to powerful action. The action director is Hiroki Kakiuchi, who handled the swordsmanship instruction for the flashback scenes in "A Samurai in Time." A culmination of the series by the three -- Sakamoto, Ino, and Matsumoto -- who have known each other for ten years since their university days, is now magnificently complete! -- Assassin Takuya Manaka had been living his days supplementing his livelihood with part-time work. One day, he makes a big mistake in a request to procure a gun and, on the brink of death, is saved by fellow assassin Masayuki Kunioka. However, that incident causes Manaka to receive a suspension from the assassins association. Amid this, the one who suddenly appears is Manaka father, the original number one in the Kyoto assassin ranking. Shouting "If you can not even do your job properly, go help out at the family home, idiot!", he forcibly drags Manaka off to the family home. Some time later, when Kunioka goes to check on him, there he finds a completely changed Manaka who calmly does the housework and devotes himself to helping the household. But Kunioka words, "You know... you do not really want to quit being an assassin, do you?", reignite Manaka dormant fighting spirit. Feeling the limits of his own talent yet challenging his father to a duel, he resolves to walk the path of an assassin once again. To defeat his strongest father, days of fierce training begin--!! Bonus footage: Stage greeting I [Osaka Asian Film Festival], Stage greeting 2 [Ikebukuro Cinema Rosa], theatrical trailer, commentary (Takuya Matsumoto x Masayuki Ino).

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『最強殺し屋伝説国岡』とは、アクションやコメディ作品で注目される映画監督の阪元裕吾が、フリーで殺しを請け負う殺し屋「国岡昌幸」 (役: 伊能昌幸)の日常を追ったモキュメンタリー作品である。『ネムルバカ』『ベイビーわるきゅーれ』シリーズと数多くのヒット作を世に生み出している阪元監督のキャリアの原点として熱狂的な支持を受けており、他作品にも通じるユーモアとアクションが多くのファンを魅了している。本作『フレイムユニオン 最強殺し屋伝説国岡 [私闘編]』は国岡役の伊能と、前作『グリーンバレット 最強殺し屋伝説国岡【合宿編】』から国岡の相棒として頭角を現した「真中卓也」役の松本卓也によるダブル主演作となっている。殺し屋としては二流、困ったことがあれば酒に逃げる。そんなうだつの上がらない真中の苦悩と葛藤を、松本が等身大で演じきる。殺しの才能があるかどうかは分からない、それでも殺し屋を続ける理由がある・・・。国岡との過酷な特訓の先に、真中が見出したのは意外にも"絆"と"成長"だった! 今作は個性豊かな殺し屋たちが続々と登場し、コミカルなやり取りから迫力のアクションまで、見どころ満載。アクション監督は『侍タイムスリッパー』で回想シーンの剣術指導を担当した垣内博貴が務めている。大学時代から10年来の付き合いである阪元、伊能、松本3人によるシリーズ集大成が堂々完成! ──殺し屋 真中卓也は、アルバイトで生計を補う日々を送っていた。ある日、銃の調達依頼で大きなミスを犯し、命の危機に瀕していたところを、同じ殺し屋の国岡昌幸に救われる。しかし、その一件が原因で真中は殺し屋協会から謹慎処分を受けてしまう。そんな中、突然現れたのは京都殺し屋ランキング元祖1位である真中の父親。「まともに仕事もできねえなら、実家の手伝いせえアホ!」と一喝し、無理やり実家に連れ去ってしまうのだった―。しばらくして国岡が様子を見に行くと、そこには淡々と家事をこなし、家の手伝いに徹する変わり果てた真中の姿があった。しかし国岡の「お前さ・・・本当は殺し屋やめたくないんじゃないの?」という言葉で、真中の眠っていた闘志に再び火がともる。自分の才能に限界を感じながらも父親に決闘を申し込み、再び殺し屋として道を歩む決意を固める。最強の父親を倒すため、熾烈な特訓の日々が始まった―!! 映像特典: 舞台挨拶Ⅰ[大阪アジアン映画祭]、舞台挨拶2 [池袋シネマ・ロサ] 、劇場予告編、コメンタリー (松本卓也×伊能昌幸)