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Sono otoko, kyôbô ni tsuki

Sono otoko, kyôbô ni tsuki

1989Movie⏱️ 1h 43mNot Rated
ActionCrimeDramaThriller
7.1
IMDB Rating
14,007 votes

A violence prone police officer discovers that his colleague is trafficking drugs.

Director
Takeshi Kitano
Writers
Hisashi Nozawa, Takeshi Kitano
Stars
Takeshi Kitano, Maiko Kawakami, Makoto Ashikawa
Release Date
July 16, 1999
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
🏆 3
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 62
Reviews
📋 12.1K
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🎭 Top Cast

Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano
as Azuma
👤
Maiko Kawakami
as Akari
👤
Makoto Ashikawa
as Kikuchi
Shirô Sano
Shirô Sano
as Yoshinari
Sei Hiraizumi
Sei Hiraizumi
as Iwaki
👤
Mikiko Otonashi
as Iwaki's Wife
Hakuryû
Hakuryû
as Kiyohiro
👤
Ittoku Kishibe
as Nito
👤
Ken Yoshizawa
as Shinkai
👤
Hiroyuki Katsube
as Deputy Police Chief Higuchi

💰 Box Office

$1,960
Domestic Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Kanagawa-Shinmachi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Production
Bandai Media Department, Shochiku-Fuji Company

🏷️ Keywords

violencepolicepolicemananti herovigilantism

🎯 Categories

JapanesePsychological ThrillerActionCrimeDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Masterful exploration of nihilistic violence
by contronatura2000-02-20
10/10

"A shallow description would refer to this as a Japanese version of Dirty Harry. And it does bear some resemblance to that film, but while Dirty Harry broke the rules in order to get a criminal at any cost, Kitano's character Azuma seems to seek vengeance due not only to his lust for revenge but because he's psychotic. There's a sense that Azuma won't rest until he gets his man not out of duty but out of madness. Kitano gives what might be his best performance in this film; he is absolutely riveting. And the film itself is beautifully shot, and the score is especially good. ..."

💡 Did You Know?

Takeshi Kitano insisted on long takes. Close-ups easily lasted 10 seconds, medium shots went on for 20 seconds and the shot where Azuma (Kitano) walks onto the bridge and into the frame lasted 57 seconds.

📖 Synopsis

A violence prone police officer discovers that his colleague is trafficking drugs.