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The Laughing Policeman (2009) [N/A]

Featuring:
Nao Ômori, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Yukijirô Hotaru

Written by:
Jô Sasaki
Haruki Kadokawa

Directed by:
Haruki Kadokawa


Release Date:
November 14, 2009

Original Title:
笑う警官

Alternate Titles:
Warau Keikan

Genres:
Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Production Companies:
TIMES IN

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 122

Overview from TheMovieDB

A cop chasing after a female cop killer, but then gets caught in a dark web of departmental corruption.

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Overview from Open Movies

Jo Sasaki's 2007 novel is the first in the so-called "The Hokkaido Trilogy" and was inspired by corruption in the police force governing Japan's northern island. Set in the capital, Sapporo, the pic begins with the discovery of a strangled policewoman's body in an apartment used by the force's big brass. Senior officials keep the investigation under wraps and, in short order, the dead cop's ex-lover, Sgt. Suguru Tsukui (Hiroyuki Miyasako) - due to give damning evidence in a corruption hearing in 18 hours' time - is declared the perp. Police are ordered to shoot him on sight. Disturbed by the hasty manner in which his squad was pushed off the case, Tsukui's former police partner, smooth saxophonist Sgt. Koichi Saeki (Nao Omori), summons his team to discuss an alternative plan to the sanctioned witch hunt.

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Rankings and Honors

The Laughing Policeman (2009) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 5.5/10

Performers

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Production

Director:
Haruki Kadokawa

Director of Photography:
Seizō Sengen

Novel:
Joh Sasaki

Original Music Composer:
Michiru Oshima

Producer:
Haruki Kadokawa
Eugene Nomura
Takashi Kawasaki

Screenplay:
Haruki Kadokawa

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