Overview
is a 1983 Japanese film directed by Kichitaro Negishi.
Synopsis
Naomi is a rich university student about to leave on a trip to America. Her father hires detective Shuichi Tsujiyama to watch over her, a situation that pleases neither Naomi or Shuichi. Things get complicated when Shuichi's ex-wife is suspected in the murder of a love hotel manager. Naomi and Shuichi join up to investigate the murder which may involve yakuza gangsters.
Cast
Hiroko Yakushimaru as Naomi Arai
Yūsaku Matsuda as Shuichi Tsujiyama
as Yukiko Naoki
Kyōko Kishida as Kimie Hasenuma
as Yutaka Nagai
as Masako Shindo
as Wada
as the Love hotel manager
Susumu Fujita as Gozo Kunizaki
Background
Detective Story, director Negishi's third mainstream film, was based on a novel by mystery writer Jirō Akagawa. Lead actor Yūsaku Matsuda also played the role of a detective (Shunsaku Kudo) in the 1979-1980 TV series Tantei Monogatari (Detective Story) but the film is unrelated to the TV series. The film was released in Japan on VHS tape in December 1989, and as a DVD in December 2000.
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