Kagi-dorobô no mesoddo
A failed actor switches identities with a stranger at a bath house thinking it is his way out of his life of misery but only to find himself filling the shoes of an elite assassin.
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"What is it about? A young man attempts to kill himself. After failing and realizing he is sweaty and smelly.. he decides to take a bath (in a traditional Japanese Bath house, which are open to the general public). There he sees how a hired Assassin (unknown to everyone there) has an accident. The young fellow takes the opportunity to exchange Locker keys with the killer.. taking his suit, lots of money and car. The murderer finds himself in the hospital with amnesia, and changes identity with the thief! At this point, the kind of movie I wanted to watch.. presented itself. How interesting wou..."
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This Japanese 2012 movie "Kagi-dorobô no mesoddo" (Key Of Life), has been remade twice.
The first remake as the Korean 2016 movie "Leokki" (Luck-Key), and the second remake as the Chinese 2021 movie "Ren chao xiong yong" (Endgame).
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A failed actor switches identities with a stranger at a bath house thinking it is his way out of his life of misery but only to find himself filling the shoes of an elite assassin.