Doberman Cop (film)
| Doberman Deka | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Kinji Fukasaku |
| Written by | Kōji Takada |
| Produced by | Norimichi Matsudaira Kyō Namura |
| Starring | Sonny Chiba |
| Edited by | Isamu Ichida |
| Music by | Kenjiro Hirose |
| Distributed by | Toei Company (Japan) |
Release date | July 2, 1977 (Japan) |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Doberman Cop is a live-action film version of the manga Doberman Deka released theatrically in Japan by Toei on July 2, 1977. The film was directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starred Sonny Chiba as Joji Kano (加納 錠治, Kanō Jōji).
Plot
The burned remains of a young woman discovered in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The police comes to the conclusion that it is the work of a pyromaniacal serial murderer. The murder victim is identified as Mayumi Tamaki, a native of Ishigaki, Okinawa. As the investigation unfolded, her former boyfriend, a former motorcyclist named Chōei Mikawa emerged as a suspect. But Kano did not agree Mikawa is the suspect. Kano started conducting the investigation himself to search the real criminal person.
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Cast
- Sonny Chiba as Joji Kano (加納 錠治, Kanō Jōji)
- Janet Hatta as Miki Harukaze (singer)
- Eiko Matsuda as Kosode Murasaki
- Takuzō Kawatani as Hideyoshi Kinoshita
- Hideo Murota as Jirō Takamatsu (officer of Shinjuku)
- Koichi Iwaki as Chōei Mikawa
- Nenji Kobayashi as Katsuo Kōyama (Mikawa's friend)
- Seizō Fukumoto as one of Hidemori's follower
- Hiroki Matsukata as Kaiji Hidemori (a yakuza and Miki's manager)
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