Dangerous Cops Again

1988 1h 35m JA

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 4

ActionComedyCrime

Synopsis

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Detectives Takayama and Oshita participate in a major drug bust which arouses suspicion that the government may be secretly involved.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kyôhei Shibata
Oshita
Hiroshi Tachi
Takayama
Toru Nakamura
Toru Machida
Atsuko Asano
Kaoru Mayama
Shizuo Chūjō
Kondoh
Nana Kinomi
Yuko Matsumura
Masatô Ibu
Nagamine
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Hiromi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Haruo Ichikura
Writers: Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Toshimichi Ohkawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Haruo Ichikura, shot by Junichi Fujisawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

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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6 / 8

CAST

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Kyôhei Shibata and Hiroshi Tachi and Toru Nakamura carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1548610 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

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

Haruo Ichikura directs. Junichi Fujisawa behind the camera. Shinji Yamada cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Abunai Deka Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Haruo Ichikura, shot by Junichi Fujisawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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 Toru Nakamura carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1548610 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.