Police Precinct Part 8

1958 1h 2m JA

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Synopsis

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Four taxi drivers are found dead in four days. Suddenly, a taxi, trying to avoid hitting a patrol car, veers off and hits a tree. Three men run out and escape. From inside the truck comes the body of the taxi driver.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yūji Hori
Fumitake Ōmura
Haruo Tanaka
Kōji Mitsui
Takashi Kanda
Rinichi Yamamoto
Kappei Matsumoto
Akemi Nara

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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68 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 Fumitake Ōmura and Haruo Tanaka carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt32902859 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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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 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
268 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 Fumitake Ōmura and Haruo Tanaka carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt32902859 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.