# 9 souls (2003)

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**Original title**: *ナイン・ソウルズ*
**Runtime**: 120 min
**Genres**: Crime, Comedy, Drama
**Directed by**: Toshiaki Toyoda
**Written by**: Toshiaki Toyoda
**Starring**: Yoshio Harada, Ryuhei Matsuda, Junior Chihara, Onimaru, Itsuji Itao, Kiyohiko Shibukawa

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Nine inmates tunnel free expecting a quick break but wind up on a cosmic treasure hunt for a missing trinket the Counterfeit King swore unlocks everything. Their search lurches from heist flick to odd-couple comedy with a body count. Funny until it isn’t.

**Mood tags**: playful, surreal

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