Life Without Cuteness and Sweetness: The Movie

Life Without Cuteness and Sweetness: The Movie (劇場版 可愛らしさと甘さのない人生) is a 2012 Japanese action thriller film written by Kazuyuki Okasaki and directed by. The film stars as Hidehiko Matsuda, a businessman—a hitman who despises cute/kawaii stuff—for the right price. It also stars and  as Hideyuki and Fujiko Matsuda, respectively.

The film was released by the Toei Company on March 22, 2012, to mixed to positive reviews. It was also released in North America and Europe on June 30, 2012.

Plot
In Harajuku, businessman and hitman Hidehiko Matsuda is hired to transport three bank robbers with his 1981 Toyota Crown, but they hoist a fourth man in his car after the robbery. Explaining the extra weight will affect his precisely planned getaway, he refuses to drive until, in desperation, the leader kills one of his men who is pushed out of the car. Later they offer more money for Matsuda to drive them to Hiroo. He refuses the deal. The robbers escape in another car but are foiled by their amateur driving.

At Matsuda's villa on Tokyo, Inspector Atsushi Yuasa questions Matsuda about the Toyota Crown that fled the scene of a robbery Matsuda was a getaway driver for, as the latter's partner Hideyuki find out. However, lacking any real proof, Yuasa leaves.

In London, hearing that his girlfriend Fujiko has been kidnapped in the news, Matsuda and Hideyuki goes to the villa of Hugo Powers, where they kill and wound several henchmen. The two then steal a car (a Mitsubishi Galant) to get away, only to find Fujiko bound and gagged in her chair on the road. Before the two could hit her, they stop the car and rescue her. Then they bring her back to their motel.

In Manhattan, Matsuda, Hideyuki, Fujiko and Nobuo are having a good time at a McDonald's restaurant.

Cast

 * as Hidehiko Matsuda
 * as Hideyuki Matsuda
 * as Fujiko Matsuda
 * as Nobuo Hamaguchi
 * as Resumi Hamaguchi
 * as Hugo Powers
 * as Howard "Howie" Vee
 * as herself
 * Neeko as Ayako Ashikaga
 * as Yasuko Atsuta
 * as Inspector Atsushi Yuasa

Cameos

 * as Newscaster
 * as McDonald's Waitress
 * as the voice of Shiiko "C-ko" Kotobuki from Project A-ko (in telephone, voice only)
 * as the voice of WinBee from TwinBee (in telephone, voice only)
 * as the voice of TwinBee (in telephone, voice only)
 * as Diner Waitress