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Yokohama BJ Blues
Yokohama BJ Blues

Yokohama BJ Blues

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CrimeMysteryDrama

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When his police detective best friend is killed, down-at-heel private eye and part-time blues singer BJ gets the blame. He must start his own investigation to clear his name, but what he uncovers is a tangled web involving crooked cops, drug-dealing gangsters, the city's underground gay and biker scenes, and even his past.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

25 April 1981

Country

Japan

Cast

Yūsaku Matsuda

Yūsaku Matsuda

BJ

Mari Henmi

Mari Henmi

Tamiko

Keizo Kanie

Keizo Kanie

Tetsuo

Toby Kadoguchi

Toby Kadoguchi

Chink

Haruko Mabuchi

Haruko Mabuchi

Kozue

Koji Tanaka

Koji Tanaka

Akira Kondo

Tatsuo Yamada

Tatsuo Yamada

Yoshio

Eri Kanuma

Eri Kanuma

Midori Hayashi

Rei Okamoto

Rei Okamoto

Kazumi Hinata

Rikiya Yasuoka

Rikiya Yasuoka

Yasunaga

Yuya Uchida

Yuya Uchida

Keisuke

Ryudo Uzaki

Ryudo Uzaki

Jojo

Ichirō Zaitsu

Ichirō Zaitsu

Ushitakuma

Hiroshi Shimizu

Hiroshi Shimizu

Koshikawa

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Isao Hori

Michihiro Yamanishi

Michihiro Yamanishi

Satoshi

Toshio Tomogane

Toshio Tomogane

Kinoshita

Rebun Hori

Rebun Hori

Tori

Yudo Yoshikawa

Yudo Yoshikawa

Bin Sadanaga

Bin Sadanaga

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