Detective Story (1983 film)

Detective Story
Directed by Kichitaro Negishi
Starring Hiroko Yakushimaru
Yusaku Matsuda
Music by Kazuhiko Kato
Production
company
Distributed by Toei Company
Release dates
  • July 16, 1983
Country Japan
Language Japanese

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

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

Background

Detective Story, director Negishi's third mainstream film, was based on a novel by mystery writer Jirō Akagawa.[1] Lead actor Yusaku 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. 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. Retrieved 2010-01-25.

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