Bayside Shakedown (1998)

Aoshima, a police detective working in the Bayside Precinct, is continually frustrated by the hierarchy and red tape that plague the system. His friend Muroi is climbing the ladder of the ... See full summary »

Director:

Katsuyuki Motohiro

Writer:

Ryôichi Kimizuka

Stars:

Yûji Oda, Toshirô Yanagiba, Eri Fukatsu

6 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Yûji Oda	...	Shunsaku Aoshima
Toshirô Yanagiba	...	Shinji Muroi
Eri Fukatsu	...	Sumire Onda
Miki Mizuno	...	Yukino Kashiwagi
Chôsuke Ikariya	...	Heihachiro Waku
Sôichirô Kitamura	...	Wangan Police Station chief Kanda
Takehiko Ono	...	Kengo Hakamada
Kyôko Koizumi	...	Manami Hyuga
Kenta Satoi	...	Jiro Uozumi
Yûsuke Santamaria	...	Masayoshi Mashita
Toshio Kakei	...	Kentaro Shinjo
Daisuke Ryû	...	Ohbayashi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kuniyasu Atsumi
Shigeru Kôyama	...	Tokyo Metropolitan Police Station vice-chief Toshiaki Yoshida
Jun Oda

Storyline

Aoshima, a police detective working in the Bayside Precinct, is continually frustrated by the hierarchy and red tape that plague the system. His friend Muroi is climbing the ladder of the police bureaucracy. Muroi has made a pact with Aoshima that while Aoshima looks after the streets, Muroi would make life easier for the cops on the beat. One day in Bayside, a series of events turns the small station upside down. A corpse is found in the river, then the Police Commissioner is kidnapped, leading to the Metropolitian Police Department to take over the investigation which is led by Murai. Will he be true to his pact with Aoshima and co-operate with the local police? In the meantime, the murder investigation leads to a morbid web page and a deadly chat room in cyberspace...

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Plot Keywords:

police | investigation | murder | detective | first of series | 

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Taglines:

Wangan-sho shijo saiaku no 3-kakan!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Site (Japanese)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

31 October 1998 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Bayside Shakedown

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$84,000,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fuji Television Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

User Reviews

Slick and Well Crafted But Could Have Been Better

Movie adaptations of popular TV shows is not a trend unique to America. The Japanese have been doing it for years before. Odoru Daisosasen (Bayside Shakedown) is but the latest attempt to bring a popular Japanese TV show to the big screen. Based on Fuji TV's popular and hip cop show starring pretty boy Yuji Oda, Bayside Shakedown basically delivers what fans of the TV show expect and want. All the formulas that made the TV show such a hit are all well displayed here. Just as with the TV show there is the right blend of comedy, drama, action and even some bureaucratic intrigue in the mix. Unlike recent American attempts at updating TV shows such as Mission Impossible, The Avengers, Wild Wild West, Mod Squad and the upcoming Charlie's Angels, Bayside Shakedown has not altered or revised it's look (granted Bayside Shakedown is a relatively recent TV show as opposed to the examples said above). All the characters from the show and those actors that played the characters on the TV show are all here. This is basically your equivalent to a TV Movie or `Reunion Show' albeit one geared towards a theatrical release. All that being said, Bayside Shakedown will definitely please fans of the show, but for those like myself who are not really fans it leaves somewhat of a mixed reaction. The story is not all too exciting and the action is somewhat tame for a movie. Bayside Shakedown succeeds solely on the efforts of Oda and the cast and their interactions with each other. There's a lot of flash and style but it might have as well been a direct to video release than a `road show ` movie extravaganza. A nice try but could have been better.