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Violent Cop (1989)

Sono otoko, kyôbô ni tsuki (original title)
Not Rated | | Action, Crime, Drama | 16 July 1999 (USA)
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A violence prone police officer discovers that his colleague is trafficking drugs.

Director:

Takeshi Kitano

Writer:

Hisashi Nozawa (original writer)

Stars:

Takeshi Kitano, Maiko Kawakami, Makoto Ashikawa | See full cast & crew »
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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 ... Yoshinari
Sei Hiraizumi Sei Hiraizumi ... Iwaki (as Shigeru Hiraizumi)
Mikiko Otonashi Mikiko Otonashi ... Iwaki's Wife
Hakuryû Hakuryû ... 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 | drugs | police | detective | police officer | See All (116) »

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Certificate:

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

16 July 1999 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Violent Cop See more »

Filming Locations:

Kanagawa-Shinmachi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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Box Office

Gross USA:

$1,960, 16 May 1999
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Bandai Media Department,Shochiku-Fuji Company See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

As Kitano's debut film, rumor has it no members on the set had scripts, and Kitano had everything Improv. See more »

Quotes

[Azuma is a policeman]
Bar Hostess: So what's your line of work?
Azuma: We sell guns by mail-order.
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Soundtracks

Gnossienne No.1
(1890)
Main theme is an electronic variation of the above title by Erik Satie
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Kitano Debut Movie
19 January 2018 | by Yashua Kimbrough (jimniexperience) – See all my reviews

A cop prone to assaults and illegal detainments gets dragged into a case involving assassins and drug-pushers .. With his badge he must play by the rules , but without it he's a loose cannon on a mission

First Kitano Film --- Rumor has it no members on the set had scripts , everything is Improv! Excellent job too!
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