Beppin Town
1989, Japanese. Directed by Takahito Hara.
A movie adaptation of the novel of the same name by Haku Kenjo .
An amateur op (detective) with a career as a former legal instructor . From the search for a runaway daughter requested by Akiko "Beppin" to the murder case. A mystery drawn with a hard-boiled touch set in Kobe (some locations in Ashiya and Yokohama ). The scenery of Kobe before the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake is included in various background scenes, and you can see the buildings and scenery that can not be seen now.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 18 October 1989
- Original title
- べっぴんの町
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Hiroshi Kashiwabara
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Beppin Town runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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Beppin Town isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 October 1989. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
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Who directed Beppin Town?
Beppin Town (1989) was directed by Takahito Hara and stars Kyôhei Shibata, Misako Tanaka, Masahiro Motoki.