Police Precinct Part 13

1960 0h 56m JA

CrimeMystery

Synopsis

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On a quiet spring day in the suburbs, a stray dog found the corpse of a baby. Three days after his death, the blood group of the victim was determined. Detectives Hayashi, Kaneko, Nagata and Yamagata begin their investigation, suspecting the parents of the murdered child. They use a towel, baby diapers and bruises on the baby's body as clues in the investigation. Who killed the baby?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yūji Hori
Detective Nagata
Rinichi Yamamoto
Detective Kaneko
Shoji Nakayama
Detective Yamagata
Kappei Matsumoto
First Investigation Section Chief
Takashi Kanda
Chief Investigator
Tatsuo Matsumura
Doctor
Sadako Sawamura
Madam next to Hikariso
Harue Tone
Yasuko's Mother-in-Law

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masuichi Iizuka
Writers: Kimiyuki Hasegawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 56-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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66 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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Directed by Masuichi Iizuka, shot by Akira Mimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hirooki Ogawa. 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 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 Rinichi Yamamoto and Shoji Nakayama carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt35561612 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Masuichi Iizuka directs. Akira Mimura behind the camera. Hirooki Ogawa scores. Fumio Soda cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 56-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
266 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Police Precinct Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Masuichi Iizuka, shot by Akira Mimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hirooki Ogawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Fumio Soda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Yūji Hori and Rinichi Yamamoto and Shoji Nakayama carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt35561612 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.