Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess
2009 Japanese film
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Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess (アマルフィ 女神の報酬, Amarufi: Megami no hôshû) is a 2009 Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Nishitani.[3][4] It was followed by the TV drama sequel The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda and the film sequel Andalucia: Revenge of the Goddess.
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| Directed by | Hiroshi Nishitani |
| Produced by | Yuji Usui Kazutoshi Wadakura |
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| Music by | Yugo Kanno |
| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Languages | Japanese Italian English |
| Box office | ¥3.65 billion (Japan)[1] $169,650 (overseas)[2] |
Premise
Kuroda is a diplomat who arrives in Italy to improve security for the visit of Foreign Minister Watagoe, but he becomes involved in the case of a young Japanese girl abducted in Rome at Christmas. After some failed negotiation attempts, Kuroda realizes that a plot against the Japanese government lies behind the kidnapping.
Cast
- Yūji Oda as Kōsaku Kuroda
- Yūki Amami as Saeko Yagami
- Kōichi Satō as Masaki Fujii
- Erika Toda as Kanae Adachi
- Rocco Papaleo as inspector Bartolini
- Nene Otsuka as Yoshimi Haba
- Akira Onodera as Kiyofumi Kikuhara
- Shirō Sano as Michio Nishino
- Masaharu Fukuyama (special appearance) as Shōgo Saeki
- Kiichi Nakai as the voice of Hiroshi Kataoka
- Sarah Brightman herself
Production
Reception
The film received negative reviews from critics but performed well at the box office. It was the ninth highest-grossing film in Japan in 2009.[7]
