Police Precinct: Car 108

1959 0h 54m JA

Crime

Synopsis

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Patrol car 108 is on the prowl in Tokyo when it comes across a suspicious small truck. When the policeman investigates he is shot and the truck makes its getaway.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kappei Matsumoto
Takashi Kanda
Yūji Hori
Hiroshi Minami
Tokue Hanazawa
Rinichi Yamamoto
Ken Sudo
Koji Sahara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eijirō Wakabayashi
Writers: Kimiyuki Hasegawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 54-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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67 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Fumio Soda 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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Kappei Matsumoto and Takashi Kanda and Yūji Hori carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt16291006 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Eijirō Wakabayashi directs. Fumio Soda cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 54-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
267 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Editor Fumio Soda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Kappei Matsumoto and Takashi Kanda and Yūji Hori carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt16291006 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.