Hit Me Anyone One More Time

Hit Me Anyone One More Time (Japanese: 記憶にございません!, Hepburn: Kioku ni Gozaimasen) is a 2019 Japanese political and comedy film directed by Kōki Mitani.^[1][2][3][4] It stars Kiichi Nakai.^[5] Mitani wrote a script for a similar political drama series Sōrito Yobanaide aired on Fuji TV in 1997.^[2]

Hit Me Anyone One More Time
Directed by	Kōki Mitani
Screenplay by	Kōki Mitani
Produced by	Kuga Maeda Kazutoshi Wadakura
Starring	Kiichi Nakai Dean Fujioka Yuriko Ishida Eiko Koike Yuki Saito Yoshino Kimura Yō Yoshida Takashi Yamaguchi Masao Kusakari Kōichi Satō
Music by	Kiyoko Ogino
Production company	Toho
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
Running time	127 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

The film was adapted into a stage musical by the Takarazuka Revue Star Troupe, starring Makoto Rei and Hitomi Maisora. It premiered at the Takarazuka Grand Theater on August 17, 2024.

Plot

The main character of the film is the prime minister, who is hated by the people as he is a corrupt politician.^[6] One day, a stone thrown by a man who hates Prime Minister Keisuke Kuroda hits Kuroda's head, causing memory loss; he wakes up in a hospital. He watches TV and is surprised to find out that he is the prime minister hated by people.^[7]

Cast

• Kiichi Nakai as the Prime Minister Keisuke Kuroda
• Dean Fujioka as Isaka
• Yuriko Ishida as Satoko Kuroda
• Eiko Koike as Nozomi Banba
• Yuki Saito as Suga-san
• Takashi Yamaguchi
• Kei Tanaka as Heitarō Ōzeki
• Takahiro Fujimoto
• Takaya Sakoda
• Zen Kajihara
• Takashi Kobayashi
• Kenji Anan
• Yoshimasa Kondō
• Kazuki Iio
• Junpei Gotō
• Jay Kabira
• Yuta Ozawa
• Yūki Amami
• Yumiko Udō as a news presenter
• Tatsuomi Hamada as Atsuhiko Kuroda
• Susumu Terajima
• Rolly Teranishi
• Kōichi Yamadera as Various Voices
• Emma Miyazawa as Jet Wada
• Yō Yoshida as Akane Yamanishi
• Yoshino Kimura as the president of the United States
• Masao Kusakari as Daigo Tsurumaru
• Kōichi Satō as Tasuku Furugōri

Awards

• Hochi Film Award Best Actor : Kiichi Nakai^[8]
• Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actor : Kiichi Nakai^[9]

Adaptations

In 2024, Takarazuka Revue Star Troupe staged a musical production of the film, titled "Hit Me Anyone One More Time -Top Secret-".^[10] It was directed by Masaya Ishida, starring the Star Troupe, including Top Stars Makoto Rei and Hitomi Maisora. It premiered at the Takarazuka Grand Theater on August 17th.