AIBOU: The Movie III

2014 1h 54m JA

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 4

DramaAction

Synopsis

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A news report circulates about a man who died after being kicked by a horse on a small island located 300km away from Tokyo. National Police Agency director Takeru Kanbe assigns Vice Director Mineaki Kai the task of making sure rumors surrounding the incident are fully investigated. Soon, partners Ukyo Sugishita and Tooru Kai are dispatched to the island to conduct the investigation. When Ukyo and Tooru arrive on the island, which is privately owned by a wealthy businessman, they discover a unit of former Self-Defense Forces personnel who have set up a small community as they participate in training exercises. While Ukyo initially expected to be investigating an accidental death, he quickly becomes convinced it was actually murder. However, when they finally manage to uncover conclusive evidence of this, the soldiers attack.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yutaka Mizutani
Ukyo Sugishita
Hiroki Narimiya
Tôru Kai
Tsuyoshi Ihara
Tsukasa Kamuro
Yumiko Shaku
Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Koji Ishizaka
Toru Kazama
Kotaro Yoshida
Sakutaro Kuriyama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Seiji Izumi
Writers: Seiji Izumi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "AIBOU: The Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yoshihiro Ike. 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 Naoki Watanabe 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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Yutaka Mizutani and Hiroki Narimiya and Tsuyoshi Ihara carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2976472 — 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

Seiji Izumi directs. Yoshihiro Ike scores. Naoki Watanabe cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Part of the "AIBOU: The Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Original score by Yoshihiro Ike. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Naoki Watanabe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Yutaka Mizutani and Hiroki Narimiya and Tsuyoshi Ihara carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2976472 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.