The Hovering Blade
Following the brutal rape and murder of his teenage daughter, a single father seeks revenge against the responsible youths. His pursuit for justice becomes a deadly cat-and-mouse game with both the perpetrators and the police.
At a glance
Countries
Japan
Ratings
TMDB users
8.2/10
8 votes
Rating consensus
82/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~82/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Akira Terao
Shigeki Nagamine
Yutaka Takenouchi
Takashi Oribe
Shirō Itō
Shinichi Mano
Miki Sakai
Wakako Kijima
Hatsuo Yamaya
Takaaki Kijima
Ryosuke Okada
Yuji Nakamura
Houka Kinoshita
Hatsunori Hasegawa
Kouhei Kuroda
Takahiro Sato
Kenji Tominaga
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The Hovering Blade (2009)
Shoichi Mashiko
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