Muscle Heat

Muscle Heat (2002)

マッスルヒート

In the year 2009, a young policeman must collapse a Yakuza family whose members make a large profit with a new drug.

Date of release
2002-10-25
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Action, Thriller
Director
Ten Shimoyama

Casting

Interesting facts

Muscle Heat is a 2002 Japanese action film directed by Ten Shimoyama. The film stars Kane Kosugi, Show Aikawa, Masaya Kato, and Naoto Takenaka. In the film, an ex-Navy SEAL attempts to bring down a criminal organization that is benefitting from a dangerous drug called "Blood Heat." Muscle Heat was theatrically released in Japan on October 26, 2002.

Production

The story for the film was created by Ushio Higuchi, the creator of the popular show Sasuke, known to American audiences as Ninja Warrior. Higuchi had come up with the story with Kane Kosugi, who at the time was not only an actor, but a competitor in a few of the Sasuke competitions. Music video director Ten Shimoyama made his feature film directorial debut with this film.

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