Beppin Town

"A movie adaptation of the novel of the same name by Haku Kenjo ."

1989 1h 43m JA

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9.5

MASTERPIECE

★9.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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An amateur op (detective) with a career as a former legal instructor . From the search for a runaway daughter requested by Akiko "Beppin" to the murder case. A mystery drawn with a hard-boiled touch set in Kobe (some locations in Ashiya and Yokohama ). The scenery of Kobe before the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake is included in various background scenes, and you can see the buildings and scenery that can not be seen now.

“A movie adaptation of the novel of the same name by Haku Kenjo .”

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Cast

Kyôhei Shibata
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Misako Tanaka
Akiko Tamura
Masahiro Motoki
Shuji Sayama
Emi Wakui
Machiko Nakajima
Tetsuo Kurata
Masatoshi Murakami
Toru Minegishi
Ryuji Katagiri

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takahito Hara
Writers: Hiroshi Kashiwabara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Isao Tomita 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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Kyôhei Shibata and Misako Tanaka and Masahiro Motoki carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A movie adaptation of the novel of the same name by Haku Kenjo .".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0182772 — 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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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takahito Hara directs. Isao Tomita cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Editor Isao Tomita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
3Kyôhei Shibata and Misako Tanaka and Masahiro Motoki carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "A movie adaptation of the novel of the same name by Haku Kenjo .".
5IMDB entry: tt0182772 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.