Police Precinct Part 21

1963 1h 23m JA

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Synopsis

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A burnt corpse of a man was found in Okutama. As a result of the investigation, it turns out that the criminal strangled the victim with a bandage, smashed his face with an oil canister and burned the body, trying to hide the identity of the victim. But the investigation establishes that the victim is a former criminal named Hisashi Sayama. According to Sayama's daughter-in-law, a man named Kitamura got him a job, so he left home with a copy of the family register. Trying to find the killer, the First Investigation Department is investigating all over the country, including Akita, Yokkaichi and Okinawa.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yūji Hori
Detective Nagata
Tokue Hanazawa
Detective Hayashi
Hiroshi Minami
Detective Azuma
Rinichi Yamamoto
Detective Kaneko
Takashi Kanda
Chief Detective
Shirō Ōki
Detective Takatsu
Kenji Imai
Kappei Matsumoto

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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63 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 Yoshikazu Yamasawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hiroshi Suzuki 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 Tokue Hanazawa and Hiroshi Minami carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt36387075 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Masuichi Iizuka directs. Yoshikazu Yamasawa behind the camera. Hiroshi Suzuki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
263 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 Yoshikazu Yamasawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Hiroshi Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yūji Hori and Tokue Hanazawa and Hiroshi Minami carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt36387075 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.