Totsunyûseyo! 'Asama Sansô' jiken

When radicals from Japan's Red Army took a woman hostage in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano in 1972, Officer Atsuyuki Sassa was put in charge of diffusing the situation. But the task had its challenges. Upon arriving in mountainous Nagano, Sassa had to compete with freezing winter temperatures, conflicting opinions between the Tokyo Metropolitan Police and the Nagano Prefectural Police, as well as public opinion to gain entrance to the lodge that held the single woman captive.

Grosses

Japan
$6,394,240
Domestic ()
Summary Details
Distributor
Opening$1,003,344
248 theaters
Release DateMay 11, 2002
Running Time2 hr 10 min
GenresAction Crime Drama
In Release235 days/33 weeks
Widest Release248 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
May 11-123$1,003,344-248-$4,045$1,003,3441
May 18-195$827,516-17.5%248-$3,336$2,909,6902
May 25-265$593,784-28.2%248-$2,394$4,444,4243
Jun 1-2
World Cup (Korea/Japan)
5$487,520-17.9%248-$1,965$5,621,0804
Jun 8-9
World Cup (Korea/Japan)
7$300,960-38.3%248-$1,213$6,394,2405