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Violent Cop (1989)
Sono otoko, kyôbô ni tsuki (original title)

103 min  -  Action | Crime | Drama  -   12 August 1989 (Japan)
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A violence prone police officer discovers that his colleague is trafficking drugs.

Director:

Takeshi Kitano

Writer:

Hisashi Nozawa (original writer), and 1 more credit »
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Violent Cop -- A maverick police detective is targeted by a drug cartel who have hurt and killed his friends and threatened his younger sister. He takes them on single-handedly, but discovers that his sister is connected. (Enable Closed Captioning for subtitles.)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Takeshi Kitano ...
Azuma (as Beat Takeshi)
Maiko Kawakami Maiko Kawakami ...
Akari
Makoto Ashikawa Makoto Ashikawa ...
Kikuchi
Shirô Sano Shirô Sano ...
Yoshinari
Sei Hiraizumi Sei Hiraizumi ...
Iwaki (as Shigeru Hiraizumi)
Mikiko Otonashi Mikiko Otonashi ...
Iwaki's Wife
Hakuryu Hakuryu ...
Kiyohiro
Ittoku Kishibe Ittoku Kishibe ...
Nito
Ken Yoshizawa Ken Yoshizawa ...
Shinkai
Hiroyuki Katsube Hiroyuki Katsube ...
Deputy Police Chief Higuchi
Noboru Hamada Noboru Hamada ...
Chief Detective Araki
Yuuki Kawai Yuuki Kawai ...
Detective Honma
Ritsuko Amano Ritsuko Amano ...
Honma's Fiancee
Tarô Ishida Tarô Ishida ...
Detective Tashiro
Katsuki Muramatsu Katsuki Muramatsu ...
Deputy Commissioner Anan
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Storyline

Detective Azuma is a Dirty-Harry style rogue cop who often uses violence and unethical methods to get results. While investigating a series of drug-related homicides, Azuma discovers that his friend and colleague, Iwaki, is supplying drugs from within the police force. After Iwaki is murdered and Azuma's sister is kidnapped, he breaks all the rules to dish out his particular form of justice. Written by Todd K. Bowman <tkbowman@aol.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Violence | Police | Drugs | Friend | Police Officer  | See more »

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Az erőszakos zsaru See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$1,960 (USA) (16 May 1999)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Kinji Fukasaku was originally slated to direct, but had to bow out when he discovered his lead actor could only be available for periods of ten days at a time due to television commitments. The lead actor Takeshi Kitano already cast as Azuma, offered the job after a joking reference to possibly doing it, took over the director's chair after heavily rewriting the script to remove all traces of comedy. See more »

Quotes

Azuma: Turn yourself in tomorrow.
Delinquent Kid: I didn't do anything!
Azuma: You didn't do anything?
[Rams kid's head into the wall.]
Azuma: Well, then I didn't do anything either!
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Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits beyond the title. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Sonatine (1993) See more »

Soundtracks

"Gnossienne No.1"
(1890)
Main theme is an electronic variation of the above title by Erik Satie See more »