Furuhata Ninzaburo Final: A Fair Murderer

2006 1h 30m JA

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Synopsis

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Ichiro Suzuki, a baseball player obsessed with fair play, murders a man who was blackmailing his brother who is none other than Furuhata's faithful friend Mukojima.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Masakazu Tamura
Masahiko Nishimura
Kazuma Suzuki
Masanori Ishii
Takashi Kobayashi
Tomohiko Imai

Credits

Behind the camera

Writers: Koki Mitani
Languages: Japanese

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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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 Masahiko Nishimura and Kazuma Suzuki carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 20 years ago.
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 Masahiko Nishimura and Kazuma Suzuki carry the top of the cast.

The technical file

Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Status: Released
Original language: JA

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.