Suzuki=Bakudan
2025 film by Akira Nagai
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Suzuki=Bakudan (Japanese: 爆弾, Hepburn: Bakudan; lit. Bomb) is a 2025 Japanese crime thriller film directed by Akira Nagai[1] and based on Katsuhiro Go's novel of the same name.[2] Starring Yuki Yamada, Jiro Sato, Sairi Ito, Shota Sometani, and Atsuro Watabe.[3]
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Masahiro Yamaura
by Katsuhiro Go
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| Japanese | 爆弾 |
| Directed by | Akira Nagai |
| Screenplay by | Hiroyuki Yatsu Masahiro Yamaura |
| Based on | Bakudan by Katsuhiro Go |
| Produced by | Shota Okada Yuho Tadano |
| Starring | Yuki Yamada Jiro Sato Sairi Ito Shota Sometani Ryota Bando Kanichiro Atsuro Watabe |
| Cinematography | Tetsuya Kondo |
| Edited by | Suguru Ninomiya |
| Music by | Yaffle |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Japan |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
A middle-aged man, who calls himself Tagosaku Suzuki, is being interrogated on suspicion of assault. He claims to have psychic abilities and predicted that a bomb would soon explode somewhere in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. The prediction comes true. He then predicted that three more explosions would occur, one every hour. From this point forward, the police are dragged into Suzuki's game.
Cast
- Yuki Yamada as Ruike
- Jiro Sato as Tagosaku Suzuki
- Sairi Ito as Sara Koda
- Ryota Bando as Taito Yabuki
- Shota Sometani as Isao Todoroki
- Kanichiro as Ise
- Bokuzō Masana as Tsuruku
- Kataoka Sennosuke as Tatsuma Ishikawa
- Seina Nakata as Miu Ishikawa
- Masaya Kato as Yuko Hasebe
- Yui Natsukawa as Asuka Ishikawa
- Atsuro Watabe as Kiyomiya
Production
The original work is Katsuhiro Go's novel of the same title, which took 1st place in Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! (This Mystery is Excellent!) 2023[3] and 4th place in the Japan Booksellers' Award 2023.[4] Jiro Sato is known for heavily using ad-libs in comedy films directed by Yuichi Fukuda, but he did not use any ad-libs in this work.[5]
Reception
Box office
The film was released on October 31, 2025, and earned ¥520 million at the box office over the first four days, which included a national holiday on Monday. It ranked second, following Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc.[6] The box office revenue reached ¥2.19 billion one month after its release.[7]
Critical response
Film critic Rui Takeshima praised Jiro Sato's performance, saying, "Tagosaku Suzuki dominated the entire film, much like the Joker played by Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight."[5]
Accolades
| Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 50th Hochi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Jiro Sato | Won | [8] |
| 38th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Yūjirō Ishihara Award | Suzuki=Bakudan | Nominated | [9] |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jiro Sato | Nominated | ||
| 80th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Supporting Performance | Jiro Sato | Won | [10] [11] |
| Best Sound Recording | Hiroshi Ishigai | Nominated | ||
| 68th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Film | Suzuki=Bakudan | Nominated | [12] |
| Best Director | Akira Nagai | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Yuki Yamada | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Jiro Sato | Won | [13] | |
| 99th Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Jiro Sato | Won | [14] |
| 49th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Film | Suzuki=Bakudan | Nominated | [15] [16] |
| Best Director | Akira Nagai | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Yuki Yamada | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Jiro Sato | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay | Masahiro Yamaura and Hiroyuki Yatsu | Nominated | ||
| Best Music | Yaffle | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Tetsuya Kondo | Nominated | ||
| Best Lighting Direction | Satoshi Mizoguchi | Nominated | ||
| Best Art Direction | Ryo Sugimoto and Takuya Okada | Nominated | ||
| Best Sound Recording | Hiroshi Ishigai | Nominated | ||
| Best Film Editing | Suguru Ninomiya | Nominated | ||
| Newcomer of the Year | Ryota Bando | Won | ||