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Violent Cop

Violent Cop

1989•1h 43m•7.2/10
CrimeThrillerActionDrama

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7.2/10(400)

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

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Production

Bandaï Media Department, Shochiku-Fuji Company

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Azuma Ryosuke

Maiko Kawakami

Maiko Kawakami

Akari Ryosuke

Makoto Ashikawa

Makoto Ashikawa

Kikuchi

Shiro Sano

Shiro Sano

Yoshinari

Sei Hiraizumi

Sei Hiraizumi

Iwaki

Mikiko Otonashi

Mikiko Otonashi

Iwaki's Wife

Hakuryu

Kiyohiro

Ittoku Kishibe

Ittoku Kishibe

Nito

Ken Yoshizawa

Ken Yoshizawa

Shinkai

Nobuyuki Katsube

Nobuyuki Katsube

Deputy Police Chief Higuchi

Noboru Hamada

Chief Detective Araki

Yuuki Kawai

Detective Honma

Ritsuko Amano

Honma's Fiancee

Taro Ishida

Taro Ishida

Detective Tashiro

Katsuki Muramatsu

Deputy Commissioner Anan

Kenichi Endo

Kenichi Endo

Emoto

Ei Kawakami

Hashizume

Kiminari Matsumoto

Sakai

Zhao Fanghao

Psychiatrist Izumi

Kazuyoshi Ozawa

Kazuyoshi Ozawa

Kiyohiro's Henchman #1

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