Detective Story (1983 film)
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- Toshio Kamata
- Haruhiko Arai (uncredited)
by Jirō Akagawa
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| Directed by | Kichitaro Negishi |
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| Based on | Detective Story by Jirō Akagawa |
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| Music by | Kazuhiko Katō |
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| Distributed by | Toei Company |
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| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥2.8 billion (Japan rentals)[1] |
Detective Story (Japanese: 探偵物語, Hepburn: Tantei Monogatari) is a 1983 Japanese film directed by Kichitaro Negishi.
Naomi is a rich university student about to leave on a trip to America. Her father hires detective Shuichi Tsujiyama to watch over her, a situation that pleases neither Naomi or Shuichi. Things get complicated when Shuichi's ex-wife is suspected in the murder of a love hotel manager. Naomi and Shuichi join up to investigate the murder which may involve yakuza gangsters.
Cast
- Hiroko Yakushimaru as Naomi Arai
- Yūsaku Matsuda as Shuichi Tsujiyama
- Risa Akikawa (秋川リサ) as Yukiko Naoki
- Kyōko Kishida as Kimie Hasenuma
- Yuki Kitazume (北詰友樹) as Yutaka Nagai
- Miwa Sakagami (坂上味和) as Masako Shindo
- Strong Kongō (ストロング金剛) as Wada
- Noboru Mitani (三谷昇) as the Love hotel manager
- Susumu Fujita as Gozo Kunizaki
- Akiko Nakamura as Michiyo Kunizaki[2]
Background
Detective Story, director Negishi's third mainstream film, was based on a novel by mystery writer Jirō Akagawa.[3] Lead actor Yūsaku Matsuda also played the role of a detective (Shunsaku Kudo) in the 1979-1980 TV series Tantei Monogatari (Detective Story) but the film is unrelated to the TV series.[4] The film was released in Japan on VHS tape in December 1989,[5] and as a DVD in December 2000.[6]
Reception
It became the number two Japanese film on the domestic market in 1983, earning ¥2.8 billion in distributor rental income, behind Antarctica,[1] and also the second highest-grossing Japanese film of all time.[7]
