Lily Franky, also known as Elvis Woodstock, is a Japanese writer, illustrator, writer, and actor who was born on November 4, 1963, in Fukuoka, Japan. He began acting in 2001, starring in the lead role of the fantasy murder-mystery movie “Blind Beast vs. Dwarf.” He has since gone on to star in scores of hit films, such as the thriller sequel “The Last Shot in the Bar” (2017) and the more recent “Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction” (2021).

Lily Franky

In 1908, a small band of Korean freedom fighters are trying to liberate the nation from Imperial Japanese colonial rule. When the militants secure a stunning victory against the colonial army, one of their leaders, Ahn Jung Geun (Hyun Bin), decides to take mercy on the soldiers they have captured. This causes many of the freedom fighters to question Jung Geun’s devotion to the cause. A year later, the militants are forced to once again rally behind Jung Geun as they travel to Harbin, China. Their mission is to thwart talks between the Japanese Prime Minister and Russian officials. But an insider appears to be leaking details of their mission to the enemy. Can his brave group make a heroic stand against tyranny – or are their efforts set to end in tragedy?

Harbin

Hirobumi Ito

Takada (Matsuda Ryuhei) is the perpetually tired but loyal driver and karate-proficient companion of an unnamed hard-boiled private detective (played by Oizumi Yo) – a university dropout who has a reputation for taking up cases the police won’t touch.

One day, Takada receives a request to find a missing woman, and he and the detective agree to take the case. Their investigation leads them to a mysterious, seedy business owned by Mari Misaki (Keiko Kitagawa) – and with dark, underworld connections.

Mari Misaki and the detective have crossed paths before, but she has now become the lover of a gangland chief named Jinya Kitashiro (Lily Franky), ostensibly a local business leader. She appears to retain feelings for the detective, but is all as it seems?

Soon, gangland thugs are on the detective and Takada’s trail – while the crime-busting duo tries to get to bottom of the ever-more-unorthodox missing persons case.

This film is the third and final movie based on the “Susukino Detective” series of books by the novelist Naomi Azuma, and was the second sequel to “Phone Call to the Bar.”

“The Last Shot in the Bar” is a 2011 Japanese crime movie that was directed by Teruyuki Yoshida.

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