Written
and
directed
by
Raju
Murugan,
Karthi's
latest
heist
comedy-drama
titled
Japan
hit
the
screens
on
November
10.
The
movie
was
met
with
a
lukewarm
response
at
the
box
office,
post
decent
buzz
around
its
release.
Japan
stars
Anu
Emmanuel
as
the
female
lead
opposite
Karthi.
The
movie
is
based
on
a
notorious
burglar
called
Japan,
who
robs
jewelry
worth
crores.
Japan
Movie
Premise
Japan
is
a
notorious
thief
who
steals
jewelry
worth
Rs
200
Crore
at
a
store.
This
event
kick-starts
a
cat-and-mouse
chase
between
the
cops
and
Japan.
Japan
Box
Office
The
movie
trade
analysts
opined
that
the
Karthi-starrer
would
earn
somewhere
between
Rs
5
Crore
and
Rs
6
Crore
on
the
first
day,
if
the
talk
is
positive,
hoping
it
would
pick
up
in
the
Diwali
festival
weekend.
However,
with
mixed
reactions
to
the
movie,
Japan
didn't
do
as
much
as
it
is
expected
to.
Japan
earned
about
Rs
2.4
Crore
from
all
over
India
on
its
first
day.
From
the
Tamil
version,
Karthi's
movie
made
about
Rs
1.5
Crore
and
from
the
Telugu
release,
Japan
got
Rs
0.9
Crore
as
collection
on
the
release
day.
Japan
Cast
The
crime
comedy
film
stars
Karthi
as
Japan,
Anu
Emmanuel,
Jithan
Ramesh,
KS
Ravikumar,
Sunil,
Vijay
Milton,
Vagai
Chandrasekhar,
and
Bava
Chelladurai
among
others
in
important
roles.
Japan
Crew
The
movie
is
a
production
venture
of
Dream
Warrior
Pictures
helmed
by
SR
Prabhu.
Raju
Murugan
wrote
and
directed
the
movie.
GV
Prakash
Kumar
worked
as
the
film's
entire
sound
and
music
composer.
Philomin
Raj
and
Ravi
Varman
worked
as
Japan's
editor
and
cinematographer,
respectively.