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20061h 22mMasahiro Kobayashi

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"A hero to the world but shunned in her own country."

Yuko is a Japanese girl who was taken hostage in Iraq while volunteering there as an aid worker. Finally released and back in her hometown, Yuko finds herself ostracized as a national disgrace by society that sees her helping a country other than Japan, and the embarrassment of getting captured but not killed, as things of which to be brutally ashamed.

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What is Bashing (2006) about?

Yuko is a Japanese girl who was taken hostage in Iraq while volunteering there as an aid worker. Finally released and back in her hometown, Yuko finds herself ostracized as a national disgrace by society that sees her helping a country other than Japan, and the embarrassment of getting captured but not killed, as things of which to be brutally ashamed.

Who stars in Bashing?

Bashing stars Fusako Urabe (Yuko), Ryuzo Tanaka (Father), Nene Otsuka (Stepmother), Kikujiro Honda (Boss), Teruyuki Kagawa (Hotel Manager). The film was directed by Masahiro Kobayashi.

How long is Bashing?

Bashing has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2006.

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