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Violent Cop
1989
In his directorial debut, famed Japanese screen personality Takeshi Kitano (acting under the alias Beat Takeshi) plays Azuma, a brutal but honorable cop at the end of his rope. Azuma's trying daily routine involves dealing with a naive new partner and caring for his drug-dependent, mentally challenged sister. When a friend on .. Read more
| Starring | 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano, Maiko Kawakami, Makoto Ashikawa, Shiro Sano |
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| Director | 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller, World Cinema |
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Violent Cop
In his directorial debut, famed Japanese screen personality Takeshi Kitano (acting under the alias Beat Takeshi) plays Azuma, a brutal but honorable cop at the end of his rope. Azuma's trying daily routine involves dealing with a naive new partner and caring for his drug-dependent, mentally challenged sister. When a friend on the police force is killed and his sister is kidnapped by drug dealers, Azuma begins walking a mercilessly vengeful path that leads to a shocking finale.
VIOLENT COP is a stunning first feature from Kitano, who took over for veteran director Kinji Fukasaku after he left the project. Primarily known as a television comedian, Kitano rewrote the script to better suit his surprisingly dark vision of the film, which serves an intriguing introduction to his unique directorial style, combining scenes of extreme violence with beautifully meditative shots. Elevating the then-waning yakuza genre to a more artistic level, Kitano's film is a landmark in late 20th century Japanese cinema.
| Starring | 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano, Maiko Kawakami, Makoto Ashikawa, Shiro Sano, Ittoku Kishibe |
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| Director | 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano |
| Studio | MIA VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT LTD |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Japanese |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1989 To Rent: DVD: 03 Dec 2001 |
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"...VIOLENT COP is one of the most striking first features in recent cinema....There are a number of terrific cinematic ideas..."
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- Sight and Sound
- 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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Takeshi's Castle was never like this....
Takeshi 'Beat' Kitano is back, as a mad, angy, maverick cop. Truly menancing throughout, this time Kitano-san plays the other side of the law from his ... read more »
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- Mark Killing
- Droitwich Spa, England
- 06 Sep 2004 at 19:39
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Slappy, kicky cop
Although I do like alot of Kitano's work this is not one of them. The man himself still oozes cool the story isn't up to much. He plays an honourable ... read more »
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Boring and pointless film
Words can not do justice to how rubbish this film was, I love Asian cinema and films such 'One Night In Mongkok', 'Ong-Bak' and 'Old Boy'... read more »
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- 02 Jun 2011 at 23:28
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Not So Violent Cop
I'm a huge Takeshi Kitano fan so I had very high expecatations for this. Unfortunately I was somewhat let down. Though Takeshi gives a fantastic performance... read more »
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- 28 Jul 2010 at 00:06
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Violent Cop
In his directorial debut, famed Japanese screen personality Takeshi Kitano (acting under the alias Beat Takeshi) plays Azuma, a brutal but honorable cop at the end of his rope. Azuma's trying daily routine involves dealing with a naive new partner and caring for his drug-dependent, mentally ...
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