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The Hunter and the Hunted
2004 1h 50m JA
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
ComedyDrama
Synopsis
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Jin (Yakusho), a young, widowed police detective who is thinking of leaving the force to better take care of his 8 year old daughter Misaki (Kanno), by chance arrests Neko (Emoto), an accomplished middle aged burglar who has just fixed Misaki's bicycle. After Neko has several weeks to see Jin in the interrogation room, he decides to confess to Jin and teach him how to become a capable detective and worthy adversary. By the time Neko serves his 10 year sentence, Jin is a highly regarded detective and they can they start their contest in earnest.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Koji Yakusho
Detective Jin
Akira Emoto
Neko
Yui Natsukawa
Makiko
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Izuru Narushima
- Writers
- Katsuhiko Manabe, Yoshiko Komatsu
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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The take
Izuru Narushima directs. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 22 years ago.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Koji Yakusho and Akira Emoto and Yui Natsukawa carry the top of the cast.
- 4IMDB entry: tt0417284 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 110 min · 1h 50m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Izuru Narushima
Production companies
Who made it
Culture Publishers
JP
Japan Home Video
JP
Eisei Gekijo
JP
- FE
Fellah Pictures
JP
Key crew
- GafferSosuke Yoshikado
- Sound EffectsMasatoshi Saito
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2004-01-17
Also known as
International titles
- Yudan taitekiJP
