Key of Life
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Key of Life

(2012)Directed by Kenji Uchida128 minComedy, Crime
“If your life has you down… try out someone else's.”

Why does a man leave a bath house wearing a stranger's life? Sakurai (Masato Sakai), a failed actor in misery, swaps identities with a man he meets there, hoping it's his way out. The stranger turns out to be Kondo (Teruyuki Kagawa), an elite assassin, and Sakurai now has to fill those shoes. Kenji Uchida plays the mix-up straight, keeping every deadpan scene quiet and small.

Masato Sakaias Sakurai
Ryoko Hirosueas Kanae Mizushima
Yoshiyoshi Arakawaas Junichi Kudo
Yōko Moriguchias Ayako Inoue
Sayuri Oyamadaas Mizushima Shoko
Hana Kinoas Kanae's Mother
Takehiko Onoas Kanae's Father
Daisuke Hibias Doctor
Takaki Udaas Fujimoto
Airi Matsuyamaas Fujimoto's Girlfriend
Miwako Kakei