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Detective Story

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Original title

Tantei monogatari

Year

1983

Running time

111 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Kichitaro Negishi

Screenwriter

Toshio Kamata. Novel: Jirô Akagawa

Cast

Music

Kazuhiko Kato

Cinematography

Seizô Sengen

Producer

Kadokawa Haruki Jimusho

Genre

Drama. Mystery | Crime

Synopsis

Naomi is a university student who is leaving for the US to study in a week; Shuichi is a washed-up gumshoe who's hired by Naomi's father to bodygard his daughter until she leaves. Shuichi finds the job annoying and wants to quit. But he also has a screwed-up ex and alimony to pay. Things go from bad to worse when Naomi and Shuichi stumble upon a murder which might involve the yakuza. They decide to find out who committed the murder but God knows what it will lead to.

Awards: 1984: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: nominated to Best Music.

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Detective Story

1983

Kichitaro Negishi