Dirty Pair: Project Eden

1986 1h 21m JA

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 43

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Synopsis

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Agerna is a planet rich in Vizorium, the one mineral necessary to space travel. When a series of mysterious attacks on mining operations has world leaders pointing fingers and pinning blame, 3WA naturally send in their top agents to investigate. But are the Lovely Angels up to the task of stopping a mad scientist bent on taking a long dormant alien race to its final evolutionary form? Throw in a thief after a bottle of WWII-vintage wine and it's a safe bet that nobody's safe. It's more chaos, more mayhem, and even more destruction than ever before as the Dirty Pair take on their wildest case yet!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kyoko Tongu
Kei
Saeko Shimazu
Yuri
Katsuji Mori
Carson D. Carson
Chikao Ohtsuka
Dr. Wattsman
Mikio Terashima
Head of Production Committee
Toku Nishio
Bruno
Shozo Iizuka
Boss
Naoki Makishima
Mughi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Koichi Mashimo
Writers: Hiroyuki Hoshiyama
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Koichi Mashimo, shot by Atsushi Okui. 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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Original score by Kenzou Shiguma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Satoru Ishida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kyoko Tongu and Saeko Shimazu and Katsuji Mori carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0385668 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Koichi Mashimo directs. Atsushi Okui behind the camera. Kenzou Shiguma scores. Satoru Ishida cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
240 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Dirty Pair Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Koichi Mashimo, shot by Atsushi Okui. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Kenzou Shiguma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Satoru Ishida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kyoko Tongu and Saeko Shimazu and Katsuji Mori carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0385668 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.