Police Department Part 15: Alibi

1961 1h 2m JA

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Synopsis

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The First Investigation Department is investigating a murder case that took place at a government agency, with particular attention to finding an alibi for the suspects. A security guard was killed in the building, the safe was broken into, but nothing was stolen. The three suspects have alibis, but who then killed the guard and broke into the safe? The 15th work from the popular series "Keishicho Monogatari", which documents the activities of the First Investigation Division of the Capital Police Department. Sonny Chiba's first film role as one of the seven detectives.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yūji Hori
Detective Nagata
Rinichi Yamamoto
Detective Kaneko
Sonny Chiba
Eitarō Ozawa
Yuriko Hanabusa
Tokue Hanazawa
Fumitake Ōmura
Mitsue Komiya

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shoichi Shimazu
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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65 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 Shoichi Shimazu, shot by Hanjirō Nakazawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yoshiki Nagasawa 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 Sonny Chiba carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt6129400 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Shoichi Shimazu directs. Hanjirō Nakazawa behind the camera. Yoshiki Nagasawa cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
265 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Police Precinct Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Shoichi Shimazu, shot by Hanjirō Nakazawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Yoshiki Nagasawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yūji Hori and Rinichi Yamamoto and Sonny Chiba carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt6129400 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.