Galileo XX

"Utsumi Kaoru's Last Case"

2013 2h 10m JA

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★7.1TMDB · 21

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Synopsis

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A spin-off from popular Japanese TV series "Galileo". Episode XX tells the story of female detective Utsumi Kaoru's final case before she went to Oklahoma for further training.

“Utsumi Kaoru's Last Case”

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Cast

Ko Shibasaki
Kaoru Utsumi
Masaharu Fukuyama
Manabu Yukawa
Yusuke Santamaria
Kenichi Jonen
Yuya Yagira
Kento Touma
Yuriko Yoshitaka
Misa Kishitani
Kazuki Kitamura
Shumpei Kusanagi
Hiroshi Shinagawa
Shiro Yuge
Hayato Onozuka
Soichiro Takubo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hiroshi Nishitani
Writers: Junya Ikegami
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "GALILEO collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hiroshi Nishitani, shot by Hiro'o Yanagida. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Junnosuke Hogaki 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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Ko Shibasaki and Masaharu Fukuyama and Yusuke Santamaria carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Utsumi Kaoru's Last Case".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2956368 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Hiroshi Nishitani directs. Hiro'o Yanagida behind the camera. Masaharu Fukuyama scores. Junnosuke Hogaki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2Part of the "GALILEO collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Hiroshi Nishitani, shot by Hiro'o Yanagida. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Masaharu Fukuyama. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Junnosuke Hogaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ko Shibasaki and Masaharu Fukuyama and Yusuke Santamaria carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Utsumi Kaoru's Last Case".
8IMDB entry: tt2956368 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.