A Brief Parting

1996 1h 9m JA

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Synopsis

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The head of a flower arrangement clan murders her overbearing teacher and rival during a flamenco recital. The one thing Furuhata, who was in the audience, can't quite figure out is how the killer found her victim in the dark auditorium.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Masakazu Tamura
Tomoko Yamaguchi
Masahiko Nishimura
Takashi Kobayashi

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Behind the camera

Writers: Koki Mitani
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Furuhata Ninzaburo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Masakazu Tamura and Tomoko Yamaguchi and Masahiko Nishimura carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt0584344 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Furuhata Ninzaburo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Masakazu Tamura and Tomoko Yamaguchi and Masahiko Nishimura carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0584344 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Runtime: 69 min · 1h 9m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: A Brief Parting (1996)

Part of

Furuhata Ninzaburo Collection

Furuhata Ninzaburō is a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from 1994 until its final episodes in 2006. It was written by Japanese playwright Kōki Mitani and is often referred to as the Japanese version of Columbo. The series is a police detective drama starring actor Masakazu Tamura as Furuhata Ninzaburo and Masahiko Nishimura as his stereotypically bumbling sidekick, Shintaro Imaizumi. The program aired weekly and featured a guest villain each time, usually a famous talent in Japan. Pop-stars like SMAP, television hosts like Sanma Akashiya and even sports figures like Ichiro Suzuki have been featured on this program. It was one of the most popular television dramas in the history of Japanese television, having spawned several seasons and TV specials.