Police Precinct: Confession

1964 0h 58m JA

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Synopsis

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The corpse of a debt collector, Sakai, is found in the Dobu River in Tokyo. Kinoshita, a shoe shiner who was in debt to Sakai, was soon apprehended. During interrogation, Kinoshita said that he was the one who killed Sakai. However, after a while, he admitted that he lied, because he thought that in prison he could eat plenty of rice for free. The investigation established that Sakai was a repatriate from Manchuria, and after returning to Japan, he had a wife, Rie Kawai. The investigation begins the search for Rie... The 23rd work from the popular series "Keishicho Monogatari", which documents the activities of the First Investigation Division of the Capital Police Department.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yūji Hori
Detective Nagata
Tokue Hanazawa
Detective Hayashi
Hiroshi Minami
Detective Azuma
Rinichi Yamamoto
Detective Kaneko
Takashi Kanda
Chief Detective
Chiyoko Honma
Daughter Kumiko
Kaoru Kusuda
Rie Kawai
Torahiko Hamada
Genzaburo Sakai

Credits

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Director: Michio Konishi
Writers: Kimiyuki Hasegawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Police Precinct Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Osamu Tanaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Yūji Hori and Tokue Hanazawa and Hiroshi Minami carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt36465858 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Michio Konishi directs. Osamu Tanaka cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
262 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Police Precinct Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Editor Osamu Tanaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Yūji Hori and Tokue Hanazawa and Hiroshi Minami carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt36465858 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.