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Detective Story
Detective Story

Detective Story

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A private detective and a college student find themselves in hot water while investigating the murder of a night club owner.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

16 July 1983

Country

Japan

Cast

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Naomi Arai

Yūsaku Matsuda

Yūsaku Matsuda

Shuichi Tsujiyama

Risa Akikawa

Risa Akikawa

Sachiko Naoki

Kyôko Kishida

Kyôko Kishida

Kimie Hasenuma

Yuki Kitazume

Yuki Kitazume

Yutaka Nagai

Miwa Sakagami

Miwa Sakagami

Masako Shindo

Strong Kongo

Strong Kongo

Wada

Yoshihiro Katō

Yoshihiro Katō

Man who picks up Naomi

Noboru Mitani

Noboru Mitani

Love hotel manager

Michihiro Yamanishi

Michihiro Yamanishi

Sato

Ryoichi Kusanagi

Ryoichi Kusanagi

Man in black suit A

Yûsuke Nagumo

Yûsuke Nagumo

Man in black suit D

Hiroshi Shimizu

Hiroshi Shimizu

Man in black suit B

Hyōe Enoki

Hyōe Enoki

Apartment Tenant

Takashi Shikauchi

Takashi Shikauchi

Kazuya Kunizaki

Akiko Nakamura

Akiko Nakamura

Michiyo Kunizaki

Keizo Kanie

Keizo Kanie

Detective Takamine

Chu Arai

Chu Arai

Akira Akagawa

Ichirō Zaitsu

Ichirō Zaitsu

Okano

Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

Gozo Kunizaki

Kikuo Hayashiya

Kikuo Hayashiya

Policeman

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