Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82

1979 1h 36m JA

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 4

ActionDrama

Synopsis

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Mika Hino is a sharp-shooting investigator that belongs to the infamous "Gator Branch.” When an executive board member of a trading company is accused of being involved in a bribery, Mika is assigned to keep watch over him. A few nights later her target is found dead outside of his 30 floor office building. With an apparent suicide note as evidence, local police conclude the case as a suicide. Mika’s assignment may have ended in failure, but her mission has just begun...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Emī Yokoyama
Mika Hino
Kaoru Janbo
Rin Kakura / Mika's Fellow Detective
Shin Kishida
Tetsuo Ogata / Detective,Mika's Boss
Hatsuo Yamaya
Kōji Kawamura
Masanori Irie
Kenta Dan
Ken Kazama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chūsei Sone
Writers: Haruhiko Arai, Chūsei Sone, Jun Takada
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Police Branch 82 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Chūsei Sone, shot by Nobumasa Mizunoo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shinji Yamada 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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Emī Yokoyama and Kaoru Janbo and Shin Kishida carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1065116 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Chūsei Sone directs. Nobumasa Mizunoo behind the camera. Shinji Yamada cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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147 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Police Branch 82 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Chūsei Sone, shot by Nobumasa Mizunoo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Shinji Yamada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Emī Yokoyama and Kaoru Janbo and Shin Kishida carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1065116 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.