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Detective Azuma is a misfit. He creates his own rules and his own form of justice. He is also beyond control.

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ProducerTakio Yoshida, Shozo Ichiyama

EAN5024571700348

eBay Product ID (ePID)3950094

Product Key Features

Film/TV TitleViolent Cop

ActorIttoku Kishibe, Makoto Ashikawa, 'beat' Takeshi Kitano, Maiko Kawakami, Shiro Sano

Director'beat' Takeshi Kitano

Subtitle LanguageEnglish

FormatDVD

Release Year2001

LanguageJapanese

FeaturesWidescreen, Theatrical Trailers\Biographies\Filmographies\Scene Selection\Interactive Menus\Production Stills Gallery, With Subtitles

Aspect RatioWide Screen

GenreGeneral, Action & Adventure

Run Time98 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate18

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureJapan

Director of PhotographyYasushi Sasakibara

ReviewsNew York Times - ...As star of his own film, Mr. Kitano is a riveting figure....VIOLENT COP packs a punch..., Sight and Sound - ...VIOLENT COP is one of the most striking first features in recent cinema....There are a number of terrific cinematic ideas...

Additional InformationIn 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.<BR>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.

Movie/TV TitleViolent Cop

Executive ProducerKazuyoshi Okuyama

Sound sourceDolby Digital 2.0

ScreenwriterHisashi Nozawa