Violent Cop (1989)
Sono otoko, kyôbô ni tsuki (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 43min
- Action, Crime
- 16 Jul 1999 (USA)
- Movie
A violence prone police officer discovers that his colleague is trafficking drugs.
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Awards:
- 3 wins & 1 nomination.
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| Takeshi Kitano | ... |
Azuma
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Maiko Kawakami | ... |
Akari
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Makoto Ashikawa | ... |
Kikuchi
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| Shirô Sano | ... |
Yoshinari
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| Sei Hiraizumi | ... |
Iwaki
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Mikiko Otonashi | ... |
Iwaki's Wife
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| Hakuryû | ... |
Kiyohiro
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Ittoku Kishibe | ... |
Nito
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Ken Yoshizawa | ... |
Shinkai
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Hiroyuki Katsube | ... |
Deputy Police Chief Higuchi
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Noboru Hamada | ... |
Chief Detective Araki
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Yuuki Kawai | ... |
Detective Honma
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Ritsuko Amano | ... |
Honma's Fiancee
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Tarô Ishida | ... |
Detective Tashiro
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Katsuki Muramatsu | ... |
Deputy Commissioner Anan
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| Ken'ichi Endô | ... |
Emoto
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Ei Kawakami | ... |
Hashizume
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Kiminari Matsumoto | ... |
Sakai
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Zhao Fanghao | ... |
Psychiatrist Izumi
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Kengakusha Akiyama |
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Ikken Matsuoka |
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Kazuyoshi Ozawa | ... |
Kiyohiro's Henchman #1
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| Susumu Terajima | ... |
Kiyohiro's Henchman #2
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Tetsu Sakuma | ... |
Kiyohiro's Henchman #3
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Kunihiko Ida | ... |
(as Hiroki Ida)
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Kei Hayami |
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Atsuko Tadano |
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Hioko Nishina |
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Yoshikazu Tanimura |
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Meijin Serizawa | ... |
Detective
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Satoshi Mihara |
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Motoharu Tamura |
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Takashi Hosome |
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Ginji Nakamura |
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Hayato Ichimonki |
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Kenichirô Itô | ... |
(as Kenichiro Ito)
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Hirofumi Hamada |
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Hiroki Nakayama |
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Directed by
| Takeshi Kitano | ||
Written by
| Hisashi Nozawa | ... | (original writer) |
| Takeshi Kitano | ... | (adaptation) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Shôzô Ichiyama | ... | producer (as Shozo Ichiyama) |
| Akinori Kuroda | ... | line producer |
| Toshio Nabeshima | ... | producer |
| Kazuyoshi Okuyama | ... | executive producer |
| Takio Yoshida | ... | producer |
Music by
| Daisaku Kume | ||
Cinematography by
| Yasushi Sasakibara | ||
Editing by
| Nobutake Kamiya | ||
Art Direction by
| Masuteru Mochizuki | ||
| Kazuyoshi Sawaji | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Toshihiro Tenma | ... | assistant director |
| Takashi Tsukinoki | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Senji Horiuchi | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Kikuo Nôtomi | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Hitoshi Takaya | ... | gaffer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- High Fliers Films (1990) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- High Fliers Films (1993) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release)
- High Fliers Films (1990) (Ireland) (theatrical)
- High Fliers Films (1993) (Ireland) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Cinema Mondo (1994) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Firebox (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- Fox Lorber (1999) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Les Acacias (1998) (France) (theatrical)
- Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1992) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Another World Entertainment (2007) (Denmark) (DVD)
- Art Free (2004) (Greece) (DVD)
- Channel Neko (2007) (Japan) (tv)
- Des Films (France) (DVD)
- Film Movement (2015) (United States)
- Les Acacias (France)
- Madman Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- Missing in Action (MIA) (2001) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (as MIA Video Entertainment)
- NHK-BS2 (1992) (Japan) (tv)
- Njutafilms (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Primer Plano Film Group (Argentina)
- Rapid Eye Movies
- SBP (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Second Sight Films (2008) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- StudioCanal (France) (DVD)
- Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1997) (Sweden) (VHS)
- Vértice 360 (1995) (Spain) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Aoi Studio (post-production sound services)
- Kodak Japan (film stock supplied by)
- Leo Enterprise (advertising)
- NAC Image Technology (camera)
- NK Tokki (grip equipment supplied by)
- Tokyo Laboratory Co. Ltd. (film processing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Detective Azuma is a Dirty-Harry style rogue cop who often uses violence and unethical methods to get results. While investigating a series of drug-related homicides, Azuma discovers that his friend and colleague, Iwaki, is supplying drugs from within the police force. After Iwaki is murdered and Azuma's sister is kidnapped, he breaks all the rules to dish out his particular form of justice.
Written by Todd K. Bowman |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | 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. See more » |
| Goofs | Boom mic visible from behind a car at 49:28 as Iwaki approaches Azuma. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Seven Psychopaths (2012). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Gnossienne No.1 See more » |
| Crazy Credits | There are no opening credits beyond the title. See more » |
| Quotes |
Azuma:
Turn yourself in tomorrow. Delinquent Kid: I didn't do anything! Azuma: You didn't do anything? [Rams kid's head into the wall.] Azuma: Well, then I didn't do anything either! See more » |