1989

1h 43m

7.2(392 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Drama

Overview

A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and Yakuza activities.

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Cast & Crew

54 members

Directing

ビートたけし

Azuma Ryosuke

Acting

川上麻衣子

Akari Ryosuke

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芦川誠

Kikuchi

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佐野史郎

Yoshinari

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平泉成

Iwaki

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音無美紀子

Iwaki's Wife

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白竜

Kiyohiro

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岸部一徳

Nito

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吉澤健

Shinkai

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勝部演之

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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石田太郎

Detective Tashiro

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Katsuki Muramatsu

Deputy Commissioner Anan

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遠藤憲一

Emoto

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川上泳

Hashizume

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Kiminari Matsumoto

Sakai

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Zhao Fanghao

Psychiatrist Izumi

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小沢和義

Kiyohiro's Henchman #1

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寺島進

Kiyohiro's Henchman #2

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佐久間哲

Kiyohiro's Henchman #3

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Meijin Serizawa

Detective

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趙方豪

Man in Factory

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Kengakusha Akiyama

First Boat Man

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Ikken Matsuoka

Mitsuo

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Yoshimi Hara

Hostess

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井田國彦

Shioda

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はやみけい

Secretary

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Akko Tadano

Mother of Abusive Boy

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Hiroko Nishina

Arisa

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Yoshikazu Tanimura

Crazy Man With Baseball Bat

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Ginji Nakamura

Sato

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Hayato Ichimonji

Kiyohiro's Lover

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Satoshi Mihara

Detective Shot

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Kenichiro Ito

Gaming Cafe Manager

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Motoharu Tamura

Homeless

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Hirofumi Hamada

Nightclub Manager

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Takashi Hosome

Restaurant Boy

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上田耕一

Detective Ishibashi

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Hiroki Nakayama

Man

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三川雄三

Boatman A

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石黒正男

Boatman B

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中嶋しゅう

Nightclub Employee

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Tomoko Hirasawa

Hotel Reception Boy

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浜田晃

Detective Boss Araki

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谷村好一

Miyake

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Production

Miyuki Honma

Woman Shot in Head

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Kyoko Kumagai

Shot Woman's Friend

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Aiko Nozawa

Bicycle Abuser Boy

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Visual Effects

Takashi Uchida

Baseball Boy #1

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Shingo Kataoka

Baseball Boy #2

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Yuta Saito

Baseball Boy #3

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Daigaku Akiyama

Young Office Worker

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