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Violent Cop (1989)

Genre : Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 42M

Director : Takeshi Kitano

Synopsis

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

Actors

Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano
Azuma
Maiko Kawakami
Maiko Kawakami
Akari
Makoto Ashikawa
Makoto Ashikawa
Kikuchi
Shiro Sano
Shiro Sano
Yoshinari
Sei Hiraizumi
Sei Hiraizumi
Iwaki
Mikiko Otonashi
Mikiko Otonashi
Iwaki's Wife
Hakuryu
Hakuryu
Kiyohiro
Ittoku Kishibe
Ittoku Kishibe
Nito
Ken Yoshizawa
Ken Yoshizawa
Shinkai
Nobuyuki Katsube
Nobuyuki Katsube
Deputy Police Chief Higuchi
Noboru Hamada
Noboru Hamada
Chief Detective Araki
Yuuki Kawai
Yuuki Kawai
Detective Honma
Ritsuko Amano
Ritsuko Amano
Honma's Fiancee
Tarô Ishida
Tarô Ishida
Detective Tashiro
Katsuki Muramatsu
Katsuki Muramatsu
Deputy Commissioner Anan
Kenichi Endo
Kenichi Endo
Emoto
Ei Kawakami
Ei Kawakami
Hashizume
Kiminari Matsumoto
Kiminari Matsumoto
Sakai
Zhao Fanghao
Zhao Fanghao
Psychiatrist Izumi
Kazuyoshi Ozawa
Kazuyoshi Ozawa
Kiyohiro's Henchman #1
Susumu Terajima
Susumu Terajima
Kiyohiro's Henchman #2
Tetsu Sakuma
Tetsu Sakuma
Kiyohiro's Henchman #3
Meijin Serizawa
Meijin Serizawa
Detective
Bang-ho Cho
Bang-ho Cho
Kengakusha Akiyama
Kengakusha Akiyama
Ikken Matsuoka
Ikken Matsuoka
Yoshimi Hara
Yoshimi Hara
Hiroki Ida
Hiroki Ida
Kei Hayami
Kei Hayami
Akko Tadano
Akko Tadano
Hiroko Nishina
Hiroko Nishina
Yoshikazu Tanimura
Yoshikazu Tanimura
Ginji Nakamura
Ginji Nakamura
Hayato Ichimonji
Hayato Ichimonji
Satoshi Mihara
Satoshi Mihara
Kenichiro Ito
Kenichiro Ito
Motoharu Tamura
Motoharu Tamura
Hirofumi Hamada
Hirofumi Hamada
Takashi Hosome
Takashi Hosome
Koichi Ueda
Koichi Ueda
Hiroki Nakayama
Hiroki Nakayama
Yuzo Mikawa
Yuzo Mikawa
Masao Ishiguro
Masao Ishiguro
Shû Nakajima
Shû Nakajima
Tomoko Hirasawa
Tomoko Hirasawa

Crews

Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano
Director
Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano
Adaptation
Shozo Ichiyama
Shozo Ichiyama
Producer
Kazuyoshi Okuyama
Kazuyoshi Okuyama
Executive Producer
Takio Yoshida
Takio Yoshida
Producer
Daisaku Kume
Daisaku Kume
Original Music Composer
Yasushi Sasakibara
Yasushi Sasakibara
Director of Photography
Nobutake Kamiya
Nobutake Kamiya
Editor
Hisao Nabeshima
Hisao Nabeshima
Producer
Hisashi Nozawa
Hisashi Nozawa
Writer
Akinori Kuroda
Akinori Kuroda
Line Producer
Masuteru Mochizuki
Masuteru Mochizuki
Art Direction
Kazuyoshi Sawaji
Kazuyoshi Sawaji
Art Direction
Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano
Writer
Daisaku Kume
Daisaku Kume
Music
Ichiro Oka
Ichiro Oka
Music Director
Akitsugu Doi
Akitsugu Doi
Music Arranger
Toshihiro Tenma
Toshihiro Tenma
Assistant Director
Takashi Tsukinoki
Takashi Tsukinoki
Assistant Director

Trailers and other movies

Original Theatrical Trailer
Official US Trailer
Violent Cop (1989) clip - on BFI Blu-ray from 29 June 2020 | BFI

Posters and backgrounds

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