The Sango Ranger (2013)
Original title: サンゴレンジャー
The Sango Ranger is a 2013 Japanese-language comedy movie directed by Yuji Nakamae, with a running time of 1h 40m. It stars Sho Aoyagi, Nozomi Sasaki and Kei Tanaka.
On Ishigaki Island, conflict brews over a large-scale bridge construction project. One day, Yajima (Sho Aoyagi), a public official from the Ministry of Environment, is sent to Ishigaki Island. Yajima announces to his colleagues that he is absolutely opposed to the bridge construction project and that he wil become a coral ranger who protects the coral reef there. This surprises his colleagues.
Cast
- Sho Aoyagi as Takashi Yajima
- Nozomi Sasaki as Risa Shimabukuro
- Kei Tanaka as Hiroto Kishitani
- Tetsuhiro Ikeda as Yutaka Kizaki
- Atsuko Takahata as Yoko Shimajiri
- Isao Natsuyagi as Yogi
- Daikichi Sugawara as Preservator Ippei Nakayama
- Kenji Mizuhashi as Ranger Koji Hirata
- Tadashi Sakata as Newspaper Reporter Makoto Tanabe
- Ritsuko Tanaka as Tokiko Yara
- Hayato Fujiki as Kenji Yara
- Fumiyo Kohinata as National Park Section Chief Hiroki Hayami