The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji

2013 2h 10m JA

😐

6.2

MID

★6.2TMDB · 48

ActionComedyCrime

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

Reiji Kikukawa, who has a strong sense of justice, graduated from the police academy with the lowest score ever. He becomes a police constable, but is suddenly fired by the Police Chief due to "disciplinary" issues. In actuality, the firing is part of a carefully orchestrated plan to set him up as an undercover cop in the Yakuza.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Toma Ikuta
Reiji Kikukawa
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Masaya Hiura
Riisa Naka
Junna Wakagi
Takayuki Yamada
Shun Tsukihara
Takashi Okamura
Itsei Nekozawa
Yusuke Kamiji
Kenta Kurokawa
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Toshio Sakami
Sarutoki Minagawa
Doppo Fukuzumi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Miike
Writers: Kankuro Kudo
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Released 13 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

CINEMA

Did you know

Part of the "The Mole Song Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Takashi Miike, shot by Nobuyasu Kita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Toma Ikuta and Shinichi Tsutsumi and Riisa Naka carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt2643394 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

Did you know

Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takashi Miike directs. Nobuyasu Kita behind the camera. Koji Endo scores. Kenji Yamashita cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2Part of the "The Mole Song Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Takashi Miike, shot by Nobuyasu Kita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kenji Yamashita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Toma Ikuta and Shinichi Tsutsumi and Riisa Naka carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt2643394 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "japan", "undercover agent", "yakuza", "slapstick comedy".

The technical file

Cinematography: Nobuyasu Kita
Original score: Koji Endo
Editing: Kenji Yamashita
Production design: Yuji Hayashida
Runtime: 130 min · 2h 10m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (2013)

Part of

The Mole Song Collection

A Japanese action comedy film series directed by Takashi Miike, written by by Kankuro Kudo based on the popular manga series Mogura no Uta by Noboru Takahashi.