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:

letter of resignation | police | investigation | murder | detective | 

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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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Did You Know?

Connections

References High and Low (1963)

User Reviews

Boring and dull

I liked the characters and the style, so I believe the setup really had potential. But unfortunately they didn't make much out of it. Another reviewer called it "directionless". I agree. It just meanders along without any suspense, the story is totally unexciting. There is some subtle humor but that's all.

I'll still check out the second part though, maybe I'll like it better. (Probably not.)

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