Violent Cop (1989)
Violent Cop (1989)
DVDRip | MKV | 716 x 546 | x264 @ 1723 Kbps | 98 min | 1,43 Gb
Audio: Japanese AC3 5.1 @ 224 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
DVDRip | MKV | 716 x 546 | x264 @ 1723 Kbps | 98 min | 1,43 Gb
Audio: Japanese AC3 5.1 @ 224 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Detective Azuma is a Dirty-Harry style rogue cop who often uses violence and unethical methods to get results. While investigating a series of drug-related homicides, Azuma discovers that his friend and colleague, Iwaki, is supplying drugs from within the police force. After Iwaki is murdered and Azuma's sister is kidnapped, he breaks all the rules to dish out his particular form of justice.
A shallow description would refer to this as a Japanese version of Dirty Harry. And it does bear some resemblance to that film, but while Dirty Harry broke the rules in order to get a criminal at any cost, Kitano's character Azuma seems to seek vengeance due not only to his lust for revenge but because he's psychotic. There's a sense that Azuma won't rest until he gets his man not out of duty but out of madness. Kitano gives what might be his best performance in this film; he is absolutely riveting. And the film itself is beautifully shot, and the score is especially good. But the best part of this is perhaps the end - the film ends on a perfectly cynical note that couldn't be topped. Seek this out.IMDB Reviewer
(click to enlarge)
Violent Cop (1989)
Violent Cop (1989)
More in My Blog