Detective Story (1983 film)

Detective Story (Japanese: 探偵物語, Hepburn: Tantei Monogatari) is a 1983 Japanese film directed by Kichitaro Negishi.

Detective Story
Directed byKichitaro Negishi
StarringHiroko Yakushimaru
Yūsaku Matsuda
Music byKazuhiko Katō
Production
company
Distributed byToei Company
Release date
  • July 16, 1983 (1983-07-16)
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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.[1] 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.[2] The film was released in Japan on VHS tape in December 1989,[3] and as a DVD in December 2000.[4]

Awards and nominations

8th Hochi Film Award[5]

References
  1. 探偵物語 (in Japanese). JMDB. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  2. "Tantei Monogatari TV series". LeMoDa. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  3. "探偵物語 (VHS)" (in Japanese). www.amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  4. "探偵物語 (DVD)" (in Japanese). www.amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  5. 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.
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