Fake (1996)

Dee and Ryo are NYC Police officers and partners. On vacation in the UK, Dee hopes to make his feelings for Ryo known but uninvited guests and a string of murders gets in the way.

Director:

Iku Suzuki

Writers:

Akinori Endô (script), Sanami Matoh (story)

Stars:

Yôsuke Akimoto, Masashi Ebara, Gary Gillett

Cast

Credited cast:
Yôsuke Akimoto	...	Chief (voice)
Masashi Ebara	...	Berkley Rose (voice)
Gary Gillett	...	J.J. (voice)
Kikuko Inoue	...	Arisa (voice)
Tetsuya Iwanaga	...	J.J. (voice)
Neil Kaplan	...	Drake (voice) (as Bob Bobson)
William Knight	...	Leonard Henry (voice)
Steve Kramer	...	Berkley Rose / Ted (voice)
Mona Marshall	...	Bikky / Cindy / Maria (voice) (as Destiny)
Rica Matsumoto	...	Bikky (voice)
Kazuhiro Nakata	...	Ted (voice)
Rio Natsuki	...	Maria (voice)
Rokurô Naya	...	Leonard Henry (voice)
Mitsuru Ogata	...	Jaco (voice)
Akemi Okamura	...	Cindy (voice)

Storyline

Dee and Ryo are NYC Police officers and partners. On vacation in the UK, Dee hopes to make his feelings for Ryo known but uninvited guests and a string of murders gets in the way.

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Plot Keywords:

police | gay man | gay | surrealism | homoeroticism | 

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Taglines:

This Duo gives Dynamic a whole new meaning!

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English

Release Date:

1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fake - poliisipari Randy ja Dee

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on a manga series by Sanami Matoh, the original series was seven volumes and was published by Biblos from 1993 to 2000. A sequel called 'Fake Second Season' was published in 2010. A side-story one shot called 'Fake: Like, Like, Love' was published March 2001.

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Quotes

Dee Laytner: [jumps on top of Ryo] Let's go!
Ryo: Dee! What are you doing!
Dee Laytner: You little fool! did you think I'd actually be satisfied with just one itty bitty kiss?
Ryo: What are you talking abou...
[Dee frenches Ryo]
Ryo: STOP IT DEE! We agreed we werent gonna do anything tonight, remember?
Dee Laytner: I take that back! A MAN'S GOTTA DO WHAT A MAN'S GOTTA DO! I won't give up my big plans for this trip.
Ryo: Stop it!
Dee Laytner: There's nothing to worry about! You don't have to be afraid! Just lie back and leave everything to me now, Ryo.
Ryo: Just what the ...
[...]

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Connections

Featured in Anime Abandon: Fake (2015)

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Soundtracks

Starlight Heaven
by Rica Matsumoto

User Reviews

Pretty good.

I'd recommend watching this movie. I watched it, and I was entertained.

Animation - The art in this movie is pretty good, along with the direction. The character and camera movements are very fluid.

Story & Characters - For the most part this movie makes sense. The characters are well-developed (well the adults are, I have more than a few questions regarding those kids) and interesting. The mystery isn't very complex, but with the romance sub-plot and only 1 hour to develop everything, its pretty good. Regarding the romance sub-plot, the two leads have chemistry, and their romance is believable and fun to watch.

Sound - On the DVD I watched this movie, you could only watch it with English sub & dub. As I don't speak or read Japanese, I had to watch the English audio. It ok. Not great, but decent.

Additional - There are some scenes in here with mild sexual assault and while its not very extreme, it is uncomfortable.