Western Police Special
2004, Japanese. Directed by Tōru Murakawa.
Kazuma Tachibana, a Tokyo Police detective on liaison with the NYPD, and his partner, New York City Police detective Bob Anderson, chase a criminal named Chan in New York City. Upon his arrest, they learn that one of Chan's associates is a career criminal named Masaomi Niimi, wanted by Interpol on charges of passport fraud. They arrest Niimi, but in the process Anderson is fatally wounded and dies in Kazuma's arms. Overwhelmed by guilt and determined to avenge the loss of his partner, Kazuma joins his superior, Eiji 'Hato' Hatomura to escort Niimi back to Tokyo where he will stand trial.
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- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Tōru MurakawaDirector
- Tetsuya WatariKeisuke Daimon
- Hiroshi TachiEiji Hatomura
- Satoshi TokushigeKazuma Tachibana
- Naho TodaNaomi Kusaka
- Ryosei TayamaKosaku Bando
- Noboru KimuraOsamu Mikami
- Tsutomu IkedaTakayuki Matsuyama
- Kenji KanekoShohei Horiuchi
- Ren OsugiKengo Kusaka
- Kunio MuraiUryu Shinsuke
- Masaki KandaMakoto Suzuki/Akira Niimi
- Tokuma NishiokaMasaomi Niimi
Details
- Released
- 31 October 2004
- Original title
- 西部警察 SPECIAL
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Motozo Mineo
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Western Police Special (2004) was directed by Tōru Murakawa and stars Tetsuya Watari, Hiroshi Tachi, Satoshi Tokushige.