Darc is a 2018 American action thriller film starring Tony Schiena, Armand Assante, Sho Ikushima, Kippei Shiina and Tetsu Watanabe.

Darc
Directed byNick Powell
Screenplay byTony Schiena
Produced byJeff Kranzdorf
Lindsay Moffat
Julius R. Nasso
StarringTony Schiena
Armand Assante
Sho Ikushima
Kippei Shiina
Tetsu Watanabe
CinematographyJoel Ransom
Music byAttilio Di Giovanni and Ilaria Della Bidia
Release date
  • May 1, 2018 (May 1, 2018)
Running time
98 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish / Japanese

Plot

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To bring down a global human trafficking ring, an Interpol agent recruits the help of a brutal criminal with inside knowledge of the yakuza.

Cast

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  • Tony Schiena as Darc, the main protagonist of the movie, he is a brutal criminal with martial arts skills and an unquenchable thirst for revenge.
  • Armand Assante as Lafique, an Interpol agent who seeks to take down a global human trafficking ring to save his own daughter.
  • Sho Ikushima as Shigeru Kageyama (Nihongo: 影山茂, Kageyama Shigeru), a yakuza heir, son of Toshio Kageyama and grandson of Ginzo Kageyama, the powerful head (Oyabun/Kumicho) of Koda-kai. He is the one who hires Darc as his bodyguard after a confrontation with a rival gang.
  • Kippei Shiina as Toshio Kageyama (Nihongo: 影山敏夫, Kageyama Toshio), the main antagonist of the movie, he is a Japanese businessman who is actually a high-ranking leader of the Koga-kai, a powerful yakuza syndicate and who is responsible for the murder of Darc's mother. He is also the son of Ginzo Kageyama and the father of Shigeru Kageyama.
  • Tetsu Watanabe as Ginzo Kageyama (Nihongo: 影山銀蔵, Kageyama Ginzō), a powerful yakuza boss. He is the head of the Koga-kai, a powerful yakuza syndicate based in Japan and the US and has a bloody past involving the film's protagonist, Darc. He is also the father of Toshio Kageyama and grandfather of Shigeru Kageyama.

Accolades

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Year Festival Award Recipient Result Ref.
2017 Leo Awards Best Musical Score in a Motion Picture Matthew Rogers Nominated [2]

References

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  1. ^ "Darc". British Board of Film Classification.
  2. ^ Leo Awards. "2017 Awards & Nominations".
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