Dangerous Cops

1987 1h 39m JA

🤯

9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 6

ActionComedyCrime

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

When a doctor is found dead and the company's exclusive data on a cancer drug is missing, detective Takayama and Oshita are called to the Nakamitsu pharmaceutical laboratory. However, a bungled attempt to catch the murderer leave Takayama and Oshita reassigned to the lackluster task of patrolling public bathrooms to keep them out of trouble.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Kyôhei Shibata
Oshita
Hiroshi Tachi
Takayama
Atsuko Asano
Kaoru Mayama
Toru Nakamura
Toru Machida
Shizuo Chūjō
Kondoh
Nana Kinomi
Yuko Matsumura
Miyuki Ono
Midori Yuki
Hideo Murota
Marumi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasuharu Hasebe
Writers: Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Toshimichi Ohkawa
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

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

CINEMA

Did you know

Part of the "Abunai Deka Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Yasuharu Hasebe, shot by Shinsaku Himeda. 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 Kenzou Shiguma. 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 Shinji Yamada 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

Kyôhei Shibata and Hiroshi Tachi and Atsuko Asano carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt1548532 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

Did you know

Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yasuharu Hasebe directs. Shinsaku Himeda behind the camera. Kenzou Shiguma scores. Shinji Yamada cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Abunai Deka Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Yasuharu Hasebe, shot by Shinsaku Himeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kenzou Shiguma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Shinji Yamada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kyôhei Shibata and Hiroshi Tachi and Atsuko Asano carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1548532 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.