Detective Story (1983 film)
Detective Story (Japanese: 探偵物語, Hepburn: Tantei Monogatari) is a 1983 Japanese film directed by Kichitaro Negishi.
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| Directed by | Kichitaro Negishi |
| Starring | Hiroko Yakushimaru Yūsaku Matsuda |
| 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] |
Synopsis
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
Background
Detective Story, director Negishi's third mainstream film, was based on a novel by mystery writer Jirō Akagawa.[2] 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.[3] The film was released in Japan on VHS tape in December 1989,[4] and as a DVD in December 2000.[5]
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.[6]
References
- "Kako haikyū shūnyū jōi sakuhin 1983-nen" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- 探偵物語 (in Japanese). JMDB. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "Tantei Monogatari TV series". LeMoDa. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "探偵物語 (VHS)" (in Japanese). www.amazon.co.jp. December 1989. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "探偵物語 (DVD)" (in Japanese). www.amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "Domestic box-office winners in Japan". Variety. August 15, 1990. p. 39.
- 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
External links
- "Detective Story" (in Japanese). JMDB.
- "Detective Story at AllCinema" (in Japanese).
- Detective Story at IMDb