Violent Cop (1989)

Name: Violent Cop
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Action, Drama
Released: 1989-08-12
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Cast: Takeshi Kitano, Maiko Kawakami, Makoto Ashikawa, Shiro Sano

Crime Thriller Action Drama

Director: Takeshi Kitano

Cast: Takeshi Kitano, Maiko Kawakami, Makoto Ashikawa, Shiro Sano

Runtime103 min

Rating18

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

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Fans of the director Takeshi Kitano's gritty, stylized approach to crime drama will appreciate the raw intensity and moral ambiguity of Violent Cop, his 1989 directorial debut which blends thrilling action with deep character studies.

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Violent Cop is a 1989 Japanese neo-noir action thriller film directed by Takeshi Kitano, written by Kitano and Hisashi Nozawa, and starring Kitano, Maiko Kawakami, Makoto Ashikawa, Hakuryu, Ken Yoshizawa, and Ittoku Kishibe. It follows Azuma, a Japanese police detective known for his rough and unprofessional conduct, after he is assigned to investigate drug trafficking by the yakuza. It was Kitano's directorial debut, and marked the beginning of his career as a filmmaker. Takeshi Kitano rewrote most of the film's original screenplay by Hisashi Nozawa.