Detective Story | |
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Directed by | Kichitaro Negishi |
Starring |
Hiroko Yakushimaru Yūsaku Matsuda |
Music by | Kazuhiko Katō |
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Distributed by | Toei Company |
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Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Box office | ¥2.8 billion (Japan rentals) [1] |
Detective Story ( Japanese: 探偵物語, Hepburn: Tantei Monogatari) is a 1983 Japanese film directed by Kichitaro Negishi.
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.
Detective Story, director Negishi's third mainstream film, was based on a novel by mystery writer Jirō Akagawa. [2] 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. [3] The film was released in Japan on VHS tape in December 1989, [4] and as a DVD in December 2000. [5]
It became the number two Japanese film on the domestic market in 1983, earning ¥2.8 billion in distributor rental income, behind Antarctica, [1] and also the second highest-grossing Japanese film of all time. [6]
8th Hochi Film Award [7]