KochiKame the Movie 2: UFO Attack! The Great Tornado Strategy!!

2003 1h 40m JA

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 3

AnimationActionAdventureComedy

Synopsis

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The movie starts off with Ryotsu (with Honda as his patsy) hatching another crackpot scam with a fake UFO sighting (via fake crop circles and a wire-hanging UFO). But the plan fails per usual, with the Kameari Park Police Box which results in Ohara punishes Ryotsu by subtracting him from the station's group vacation to Hawaii the following day.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

LaSalle Ishii
Ryotsu Kankichi (voice)
Mitsuru Miyamoto
Keiichi Nakagawa (voice)
Yumi Morio
Reiko Akimoto (voice)
Haruki Sayama
Daijiro Ohara (voice)
Kaori Asoh
Maria (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shinji Takamatsu
Writers: Toshimichi Ohkawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shinji Takamatsu, shot by Hiroaki Edamitsu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Toshihiko Sahashi. 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 Masao Nakagawa 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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LaSalle Ishii and Mitsuru Miyamoto and Yumi Morio carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7722178 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shinji Takamatsu directs. Hiroaki Edamitsu behind the camera. Toshihiko Sahashi scores. Masao Nakagawa cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 23 years ago.
2Part of the "KochiKame Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Shinji Takamatsu, shot by Hiroaki Edamitsu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Toshihiko Sahashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Masao Nakagawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6LaSalle Ishii and Mitsuru Miyamoto and Yumi Morio carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt7722178 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "police", "ufo", "terrorism", "based on manga".

The technical file

Cinematography: Hiroaki Edamitsu
Original score: Toshihiko Sahashi
Editing: Masao Nakagawa
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: KochiKame the Movie 2: UFO Attack! The Great Tornado Strategy!! (2003)

Part of

KochiKame Collection

The misadventures of middle-aged cop Kankichi Ryotsu.

Also by

Shinji Takamatsu

Production companies

Who made it

Gallop
JP
Fuji Television Network
JP
Shueisha
JP
NA
NAS
JP

Key crew

ProducerMasanori Miyake
Key AnimationToshiharu Sugie
Key AnimationFumio Fukushima
Key AnimationMasafumi Yamamoto
Key AnimationShigemi Aoyagi
Key AnimationYumenosuke Tokuda
Key AnimationAki Yamagata
Key AnimationTetsuya Sato
Key AnimationChiyuki Tanaka
Key AnimationAkemi Yokota
Key AnimationMitsunori Yamaguchi
Key AnimationIchiro Hattori
Key AnimationFumio Sasaki
Key AnimationHironori Sawada
Key AnimationMasahiro Sekiguchi
Key AnimationMasakazu Kawazoe
Key AnimationMaki Kouno
Key AnimationMasahiro Kitazaki
Key AnimationYuzo Sato
Key AnimationToshinori Watanabe
Key AnimationEmiko Kataoka
Key AnimationYasuyuki Suzuki
Executive ProducerYasuji Okumura
OtherKentarou Washio

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

police
ufo
terrorism
based on manga
catastrophe
shounen
anime
kochikame

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical2003-12-20

Also known as

International titles

烏龍派出所電影版：UFO大逆襲！龍捲風大作戰！！TW
Kochira Katsushika-ku Kamearikouen-mae Hashutsujo The Movie 2: UFO Shūrai! Tornado Daisakusen!!ES
Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo The Movie 2: UFO Shuurai! Tornado DaisakusenJP
KochiKame Movie 2US
This is the Police Station in Front of Kameari Park in Katsushika Ward: Movie 2US