Cast of Characters
Ishii Naoto
Inohara Yoshihiko
Officially works as the head of a yakuza-run restaurant/bar/kickboxing ring, but he also has the job of booking kickboxers for fixed matches. When his Thai kickboxer doesn't show up, he picks the most Thai looking of his employees to fill the shoes.
Asai Takashi
Okada Junichi
Works as a dishwasher(?)/cleaning boy(?)/toady(?) in a yakuza-run restaurant/bar/kickboxing ring. Since he "looks Thai", he's asked to pretend to be a Thai kickboxer for a fixed match. There's no way that he can win, but you can tell that he hates to lose.
Fujita Kenji
Morita Go
This young man starts off making two big mistakes: first, he borrows a car from the son of a yakuza member. Then, he crashes said car. With his friend Kudoh Yuji standing by his side, he promises to pay for the damages, even if he has to risk his life to do so.
Kudoh Yuji
Miyake Ken
This young man stands by his friend to prevent him from being hunted down by the son of a yakuza and his punk friends. He stands up to the gang and promises to succeed with a highly dangerous job, no matter what the cost.
Kishimoto Kenta
Nagano Hiroshi
A young businessman partnered with Ikeyama Tadashi. On the way to a business presentation, the two stop off for lunch, and it all goes downhill from there. Once had dreams of being a professional race car driver, but gave up on his dreams to become a stable, boring businessman. Kishimoto not only lost his passion, but his girlfriend Sachiko, too.
Ikeyama Tadashi
Sakamoto Masayuki
A young businessman partnered with Kishimoto Kenta. On the way to a business presentation, the two stop off for lunch, and it all goes downhill from there. Ikeyama loves small businesses that have a personal touch from the owners, not big impersonal chains. He goes out of his way to hunt down unique places.
Special Cast Members
Mishima Tetsuo
Shiomi Sansei (outside link)
Owner of the restaurant/bar/underground kickboxing club. Also happens to be the leader of a group of yakuza.
Shibata Shingo
Terajima Susumu (outside link)
Mishima's right-hand man. Takes care of minor details (like telling stories, fixing kickboxing matches, or punching subordinates).
Kimoto Sachiko
Nishida Naomi
Kishimoto's former girlfriend.
Wada Yuji
Furuta Arata
A detective with horrible aim.
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