Naniwa Police Story: Detective Dotonbori
1997, Japanese. Directed by Yasuaki Uegaki.
At Osaka's chaotic Dotonbori Police Station, veteran inspector Washibana is notorious for his reckless methods. New officers Yusuke, Takuya and Miki struggle to keep up as one bizarre criminal case follows another. When Miki is abducted by a violent offender, the unconventional detective and his inexperienced colleagues are forced into their most dangerous case yet.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 7 March 1997
- Original title
- 道頓堀いてまえ警部 なにわポリスストーリー
- Written by
- Itaru Era
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Naniwa Police Story: Detective Dotonbori runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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Naniwa Police Story: Detective Dotonbori isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 March 1997. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Naniwa Police Story: Detective Dotonbori?
Naniwa Police Story: Detective Dotonbori (1997) was directed by Yasuaki Uegaki and stars Dankan, Norika Fujiwara, Takatoshi Takeda.