The Dropout
1982, Japanese. Directed by Eiichi Kudō.
Detective Seiji Otaki is determined to find the psychopathic killer of a young woman who was ostensibly a student but in reality a high-priced prostitute. Even though he has been taken off the case for beating up a suspect, he refuses to let it go and recruits his mistress to act as a decoy for the killer. Her involvement turns out to be a fatal mistake, and when her husband gets out of prison, Detective Otaki is in worse trouble than ever.
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 2 October 1982
- Original title
- 野獣刑事
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Fumio Kōnami
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The Dropout runs 119 minutes (1h 59m).
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The Dropout isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 October 1982. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Dropout?
The Dropout (1982) was directed by Eiichi Kudō and stars Ken Ogata, Ayumi Ishida, Shigeru Izumiya.