Directed by:
Takeshi KitanoScreenplay:
Hisashi NozawaCinematography:
Yasushi SasakibaraComposer:
久米大作Cast:
Takeshi Kitano, Makoto Ashikawa, Ittoku Kishibe, Susumu Terajima, Maiko Kawakami, Ken'ichi Endō, Kazuyoshi Ozawa, Shiro Sano, Sei Hiraizumi, Hakuryū, かつべひろゆき (more)VOD (1)
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Azuma is a cop who plays by his own rules: He batters suspects, beats confessions from criminals, and plants evidence. He's a vigilante force the department quietly supports as long as he gets results, but when a volatile drug case results in the death of a colleague, the hair-trigger cop goes rogue as he matches wits with an equally impulsive assassin. Kitano's big teddy bear eyes and soft features maintain a calm, almost bemused expression even in his most violent moments: a Zen "Dirty" Harry with a deadpan sense of humor. For a first-time director, Kitano displays astonishing cinematic control, creating a style of long takes and serene tranquility shattered by startling explosions of gunfire and abrupt blows. It's a violent world in which adolescents attack beggars and grade-school kids pelt bystanders with garbage and insults, but Kitano also shows a tender, caring side ultimately swallowed by the unleashed anger. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Takeshi Kitano
Japan
Best movies:
Kikujiro (1999)
Fireworks (1997)
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
Makoto Ashikawa
Japan
Best movies:
Fireworks (1997)
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
Kids Return (1996)
Ittoku Kishibe
Japan
Best movies:
Vengeance for Sale (2001)
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
Tokyo Bordello (1987)
Susumu Terajima
Japan
Best movies:
Nobody Knows (2004)
When Marnie Was There (2014)
Fireworks (1997)
Maiko Kawakami
Sweden
Best movies:
By Player (2000)
Violent Cop (1989)
Postcard (2010)
Ken'ichi Endō
Japan
Best movies:
Nobody Knows (2004)
The Raid 2 (2014)
Crows-Zero (2007)
Kazuyoshi Ozawa
Japan
Best movies:
Violent Cop (1989)
Gozu (2003)
Cream Lemon (2004)
Shiro Sano
Japan
Best movies:
The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009)
The Glorious Team Batista (2008)
An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
Sei Hiraizumi
Japan
Best movies:
The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009)
Nobody Knows (2004)
Flavor of Happiness (2008)
Hakuryū
Japan
Best movies:
Mr. Sunshine (2018) (series)
Fireworks (1997)
Under the Open Sky (2020)
かつべひろゆき
Japan
Best movies:
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Violent Cop (1989)
吉澤健
Japan
Best movies:
Violent Cop (1989)
Orgasm of Angels (1972)
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015)