Violent Cop

Aug 12, 1989

1h 43m

★ 7.2

Overview

A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and Yakuza activities.

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Action

Drama

Production Companies

Bandaï Media Department

Shochiku-Fuji Company

Violent Cop Trailers

Cast

Azuma Ryosuke

Takeshi Kitano

Akari Ryosuke

Maiko Kawakami

Kikuchi

Makoto Ashikawa

Yoshinari

Shiro Sano

Iwaki

Sei Hiraizumi

Iwaki's Wife

Mikiko Otonashi

Kiyohiro

Hakuryu

Nito

Ittoku Kishibe

Shinkai

Ken Yoshizawa

Deputy Police Chief Higuchi

Nobuyuki Katsube

Chief Detective Araki

Noboru Hamada

Detective Honma

Yuuki Kawai

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