VIOLENT COP (WIDESCREEN)

Details

• Release Year: 1989
• Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: Best described as 'Dirty Harry' meets 'The Searchers', 'Violent Cop' stars 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano as Detective Azuma, an unconventional cop who uses violence in his pursuit of justice. While investigating a series of drug-related crimes, Azuma is led to Iwake, a colleague on the force. When someone murders Iwake and the police try to cover it up, Azuma becomes enraged. Moreover, his beloved, emotionally disturbed sister has been kidnapped by the very same drug dealers. Azuma sets out, his violent frenzy unleashed, to track down the gang, avenge Iwake and rescue his sister.
• Cast: Takeshi Kitano, Maiko Kawakami, Makoto Ashikawa, Shirô Sano, Sei Hiraizumi, Mikiko Otonashi, Hakuryu, Ittoku Kishibe, Ken Yoshizawa, Hiroyuki Katsube, Noboru Hamada, Yuuki Kawai, Ritsuko Amano, Tarô Ishida, Katsuki Muramatsu, Ken'ichi Endô, Ei Kawakami, Kiminari Matsumoto, Zhao Fanghao, Hisashi Nozawa
• Director: Takeshi Kitano
• Runtime: 1:43
• Company: Bandai Visual, Shochiku-Fuji Company, Winstar
• Media Format: Movie