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Beppin Town (1989) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
べっぴんの町
director: Takahito Hara actor: Kyôhei Shibata / Misako Tanaka …
other title: べっぴんの町
An amateur op (detective) with a career as a former legal instructor . From the search for a runaway daughter requested by Akiko "Beppin" to the murder case. A mystery drawn with a hard-boiled touch set in Kobe (some locations in Ashiya and Yokohama ). The scenery of Kobe before the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake is included in various background scenes, and you can see the buildings and scenery that can not be seen now.
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25 (2014) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
25 NIJYU-GO
director: Tsutomu Kashima actor: Show Aikawa / Yoshihiko Hakamada …
other title: 25 NIJYU-GO
Detectives Shintarou Sakurai (Sho Aikawa) and Koichi Hikage (Susumu Terajima) are partners. They are also corrupt and often blackmail criminal groups and seize their money. One day, the Chief of Police becomes aware that 2.5 million yen in seized money is missing. He orders Shintarou and Koichi to bring the money in by tomorrow morning. Shintarou and Koichi are in big trouble. They then read an article about a pension fund embezzlement case involving 6 billion yen. The prime suspect of the pension fund embezzlement case spent most of that money, but he has 2.5 billion yen left.
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Roppongi Banana Boys (1989) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
六本木バナナ・ボーイズ
director: Yusuke Narita actor: Toru Nakamura / Koujiro Shimizu …
other title: 六本木バナナ・ボーイズ
A stylish light comedy about the “Banana boys”— two boys who were born and raised in Roppongi who are still growing up. It is based on the light novel of the same name written by Takashi Kitajima
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The Man With No Name (1991) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
名のない男 破壊！
director: Haruo Ichikura actor: Masao Kusakari / Kazuhiko Kanayama …
other title: 名のない男 破壊！
A complete film adaptation of Haruhiko Oyabu's early masterpiece. The comical yet hard-hitting action, perfectly synchronized between undercover detective Masao Kusakari and gangster Kazuhiko Kanayama, is a must-see.
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Dangerous Cops (1987) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
あぶない刑事
director: Yasuharu Hasebe actor: Kyôhei Shibata / Hiroshi Tachi …
other title: あぶない刑事
When a doctor is found dead and the company's exclusive data on a cancer drug is missing, detective Takayama and Oshita are called to the Nakamitsu pharmaceutical laboratory. However, a bungled attempt to catch the murderer leave Takayama and Oshita reassigned to the lackluster task of patrolling public bathrooms to keep them out of trouble.
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Abunai Deka Forever The Movie (1998) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
あぶない刑事フォーエヴァー THE MOVIE
director: Yusuke Narita actor: Hiroshi Tachi / Kyôhei Shibata …
other title: あぶない刑事フォーエヴァー THE MOVIE
Taka and Yuji are searching for a mercenary for the international terrorist organization "The Network" when the head of its branch arrives in Yokohama to carry out Operation Heat Storm.
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Break Out (1988) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
行き止まりの挽歌 ブレイクアウト
director: Tōru Murakawa actor: Tatsuya Fuji / Hiroaki Murakami …
other title: 行き止まりの挽歌 ブレイクアウト
An accidental shooting on the job and a recent divorce take a toll on the personal and professional life of a Japanese detective. Just as it seems he can't go any lower, he is suspended from the force for disregarding orders to halt his criminal investigation of a Congressman. However, even this setback won't stop the determined cop from getting to the bottom of the scandal.
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New York Undercover Cop (1993) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
New York Undercover Cop
director: Tōru Murakawa actor: Toru Nakamura / Chad McQueen …
Allegedly based on a true story, this film follows the life of Toshi, a Japanese man living in America and working with the New York City police. After being recommended for undercover work, Toshi decides to go after a gang lead by Hawk. Hawk and Toshi soon become friends, although Hawk's second-in-command, Tito, is suspicious of the newcomer. Will Toshi be able to bring the gang down, or will his cover be blown before he can finish the assignment?
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Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus (1995) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
ルパン三世 くたばれ!ノストラダムス
director: Shunya Ito / Takeshi Shirato … actor: Kanichi Kurita / Kiyoshi Kobayashi …
other title: Lupin III - Le profezie di Nostradamus / Lupin Sansei - Kutabare! Nostradamus …
A simple diamond heist leads Lupin into the machinations of a bizarre cult based around the prophecies of Nostradamus. They kidnap Julia, the daughter of Douglas, a wealthy American who is seeking the presidency, along with Lupin's diamond. At stake is the lost book of prophecy Douglas holds in the vault at the top of his skyscraper.