Mottomo Abunai Deka

1989 1h 44m JA

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 4

ActionComedy

Synopsis

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Taka and Yuji find evidence in a 15-year-old case, but the statute of limitations expires in four days and they're hunting illicit gun manufacturers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kyôhei Shibata
Oshita
Hiroshi Tachi
Takayama
Atsuko Asano
Kaoru
Toru Nakamura
Toru Machida
Shizuo Chūjō
Kondoh
Nana Kinomi
Yuko Matsumura
Akira Emoto
Maeo
Kei Marimura
Mayumi Emoto

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tōru Murakawa
Writers: Hiroshi Kashiwabara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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37 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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Original score by Takashi Tsushimi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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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 Atsuko Asano carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1548611 — 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

Tōru Murakawa directs. Takashi Tsushimi scores. Shinji Yamada cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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137 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.
4Original score by Takashi Tsushimi. 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: tt1548611 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.