Police Precinct Part 5

1957 0h 59m JA

Crime

Synopsis

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The fifth installment of the Metropolitan Police Department story series. This time, detectives from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigative Division are once again in action, full of thrills and speed, in pursuit of the perpetrator of a mysterious murder that suddenly occurred at an auto race track.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yūji Hori
Detective Nagata
Takashi Kanda
Chief Investigator
Kappei Matsumoto
First Investigation Section Chief
Rinichi Yamamoto
Detective Kaneko
Jun Tatara
Kubota Keizo
Hiroko Mikasa
Yasuko
Kyoko Shinobazu
Takumi Kitagawa
Tsune

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shinji Murayama
Writers: Kimiyuki Hasegawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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69 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Fumio Soda 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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Yūji Hori and Takashi Kanda and Kappei Matsumoto carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Shinji Murayama directs. Fumio Soda cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
269 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Police Precinct Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Editor Fumio Soda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Yūji Hori and Takashi Kanda and Kappei Matsumoto carry the top of the cast.