KochiKame: The Movie

1999 1h 34m JA

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 7

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Synopsis

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Officer Ryotsu is ordered to team up with FBI agent Lisa Hoshino to find a terrorist who is currently in Tokyo. For an unknown reason, only buildings from the Shinatora corporation seem to be targeted by the mysterious Benten.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

LaSalle Ishii
Ryotsu Kankichi (voice)
Yumi Morio
Reiko Akimoto (voice)
Shintarou Sonooka
Keiichi Nakagawa (voice)
Yukiko Matsûra
Kanako Mitsuhashi
Naoko Seisho (voice)
Junko Takeuchi
Reporter (voice)
Kaori Asoh
Maria (voice)
Rieko Miura
Komachi Ono (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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ERA

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

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2 / 7

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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LaSalle Ishii and Yumi Morio and Shintarou Sonooka carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0216859 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shinji Takamatsu directs. Toshihiko Sahashi scores. Takeshi Seyama cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "KochiKame Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Original score by Toshihiko Sahashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Takeshi Seyama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5LaSalle Ishii and Yumi Morio and Shintarou Sonooka carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0216859 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.