Furuhata Chugakusei

2008 1h 36m JA

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★7.0TMDB · 2

MysteryDrama

Synopsis

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Young Furuhata, a 3rd-year junior high student from Tokyo, transferred to a school in the countryside due to family circumstances. He doesn't fit in at first, but he eventually gains a reputation as a detective and opens his own detective agency. One day, he hears about the town's legend of buried treasure, and he immediately begins unraveling the mystery.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Masakazu Tamura
Ninzaburo Furuhata
Ryosuke Yamada
Ninzaburo Furuhata
Taizo Harada
Kazuyuki Asano
Soran Tamoto
Otokichi Mukojima
Mayuko Fukuda
Asuka Tobe
Masahiro Komoto
Gamagori
Taro Ishida
Priest

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Keita Kono
Writers: Koki Mitani
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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CINEMA

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

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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 Yūsuke Honma. 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 Masaaki Yamamoto 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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Masakazu Tamura and Ryosuke Yamada and Taizo Harada carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt21603394 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Keita Kono directs. Yūsuke Honma scores. Masaaki Yamamoto cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Part of the "Furuhata Ninzaburo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Yūsuke Honma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Masaaki Yamamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Masakazu Tamura and Ryosuke Yamada and Taizo Harada carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt21603394 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Yūsuke Honma
Editing: Masaaki Yamamoto
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Furuhata Chugakusei (2008)

Part of

Furuhata Ninzaburo Collection

Furuhata Ninzaburō is a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from 1994 until its final episodes in 2006. It was written by Japanese playwright Kōki Mitani and is often referred to as the Japanese version of Columbo. The series is a police detective drama starring actor Masakazu Tamura as Furuhata Ninzaburo and Masahiko Nishimura as his stereotypically bumbling sidekick, Shintaro Imaizumi. The program aired weekly and featured a guest villain each time, usually a famous talent in Japan. Pop-stars like SMAP, television hosts like Sanma Akashiya and even sports figures like Ichiro Suzuki have been featured on this program. It was one of the most popular television dramas in the history of Japanese television, having spawned several seasons and TV specials.