Rent Doberman Cop (1977)
3.5 of 5 from 52 ratings
1h 30min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
Released just as the popularity of yakuza movies was waning in Japan, and as the country's film industry was undergoing some fundamental shifts, 'Doberman Cop' is a unique entry in the filmography of director Kinji Fukasaku, and reunited him with star Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba in an American-style crime movie that mixes gunplay and pulp fiction with martial arts and lowbrow comedy to create one of their most entertaining films. Based on a popular manga by "Bronson" (creator of Fist of the North Star), Doberman Cop follows the fish-out-of-water adventures of Joji Kano (Chiba), a tough-as-nails police officer from Okinawa who arrives in Tokyo's Kabuki-cho nightlife district to investigate the savage murder and mutilation of an island girl who had been working as a prostitute. Initially dismissed as a country bumpkin (complete with straw hat and live pig in tow!), Kano soon proves himself a more savvy detective than the local cops, and a tougher customer than anyone expected. As he probes deeper into the sleazy world of flesh-peddling, talent agency corruption and mob influence, Kano uncovers the shocking truth about the girl, her connection to a yakuza-turned-music manager (Hiroki Matsukata), and a savage serial killer who is burning women alive. - Actors:
- Shin'ichi Chiba, Janet Hatta, Eiko Matsuda, Masaru Shiga, Tatsuo Endô, Hideo Murota, Kôichi Iwaki, Takuzô Kawatani, Hiroki Matsukata, Ryûji Katagiri, Ryô Nishida, Seizô Fukumoto, Daisuke Awaji, Jûkei Fujioka, Tetsuo Fujisawa, Riki Harada, Hiroshi Hatano, Jun Hoshino, Mieko Hoshino, Takanobu Hozumi
- Directors:
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Writers:
- Buronson, Shinji Hiramatsu, Kôji Takada
- Studio:
- Arrow Films
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Comedy
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/06/2017
- Run Time:
- 90 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Beyond the Film: 'Doberman Cop', a new video appreciation by Fukasaku biographer Sadao Yamane
- New video interview with actor Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba
- New video interview with screenwriter Koji Takada
- Original Theatrical Trailer
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