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Tantei monogatari (Limited Edition) (Japan Version) DVD Region 2

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Tantei monogatari (Limited Edition) (Japan Version)
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Director Negishi Kichitaro has been an established name in Japanese cinema for the past thirty years, recently garnering acclaim for his 2005 film What the Snow Brings. Negishi's most representative work, however, is no doubt 1983's crowd-pleasing Story of the Detective, starring top actress of the day Yakushimaru Hiroko (Sailor Suit and Machine Gun). Based on an Akagawa Jiro novel, at the time Story of the Detective (a.k.a. Tantei Monogatari) pulled in a whopping 2.8 billion yen at the box office, winning audiences over with its fun story and charming performances. A mix of youth tropes and detective drama, this classic 80s popcorn flick is as entertaining now as it was 20 something years ago.

Naomi (Yakushimaru Hiroko) is a college student set to leave for the States in a week, and Shuichi (Matsuda Yusaku) is a private detective hired to be her bodyguard. When the two accidentally get pulled into a murder case involving a gang leader's son, they work together to investigate the mystery. But this unlikely duo seems to have gotten way in over their heads.

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Product Title: Tantei monogatari (Limited Edition) (Japan Version) 偵探物語 (期間限定生產) (日本版) 侦探物语 (期间限定生产) (日本版) 探偵物語 <角川エンタテインメント BEST SELLER COLLECTION 日本映画> (期間限定生産) Tantei monogatari (Limited Edition) (Japan Version)
Artist Name(s): Yakushimaru Hiroko | Matsuda Yusaku | Zaitsu Ichiro | Kishida Kyoko 藥師丸博子 | 松田優作 | Zaitsu Ichiro | 岸田今日子 药师丸博子 | Matsuda Yusaku | Zaitsu Ichiro | 岸田今日子 薬師丸ひろ子 | 松田優作 | 財津一郎 | 岸田今日子 Yakushimaru Hiroko | Matsuda Yusaku | Zaitsu Ichiro | Kishida Kyoko
Director: Negishi Kichitaro 根岸吉太郎 Negishi Kichitaro 根岸吉太郎 Negishi Kichitaro
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Release Date: 2006-10-20
Publisher Product Code: DABA-90285
Language: Japanese
Country of Origin: Japan
Picture Format: NTSC What is it?
Disc Format(s): DVD
Region Code: 2 - Japan, Europe, South Africa, Greenland and the Middle East (including Egypt) What is it?
Publisher: Kadokawa Pictures
Other Information: DVD
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1004636976

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タイトル:探偵物語: <角川エンタテインメント BEST SELLER COLLECTION 日本映画> (期間限定生産)
出演:松田優作/薬師丸ひろ子/岸田今日子/財津一郎
監督:根岸吉太郎

間もなく父親の待つアメリカへ渡る予定の資産家令嬢・新井直美の前に、1人の男が現れた。直美の父親から彼女のボディーガードを依頼された、辻山秀一という探偵である。直美は、どこにでも付いてくる辻山を疎ましく思っていたが、やがて彼に関心を抱くようになる。そんなある日、辻山の元妻・幸子が殺人事件に巻き込まれてしまう。警察と暴力団から追われるハメになった辻山と幸子の窮地を救った直美は、辻山と共に真犯人捜査に乗り出すが…。
殺人事件に首を突っ込んだお嬢様女子大生とドジな探偵が織りなす、淡い恋とサスペンスを絡めた青春ストーリー。赤川次郎が薬師丸ひろ子のために書き下ろした原作を、'81年「遠雷」で一般映画に進出し高い評価を得た日活ロマンポルノ出身の根岸吉太郎監督が映画化。大学入学を果たし女優業へ復帰した薬師丸と、松田優作の異色共演が話題を呼んだ。

■映像特典:劇場予告編/テレビCM

テクニカル・インフォメーション
:カラー
画面:16:9/4:3(LB)
言語/音声:日本語:DD(モノラル)

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製作年:1983
日本小売価格:¥3290

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Customer Review of "Tantei monogatari (Limited Edition) (Japan Version)"

Average Customer Rating for All Editions of this Product: Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10 (1)

Kevin Kennedy
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November 6, 2007

This customer review refers to Story of the Detective (Hong Kong Version)
Entertaining murder mystery Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10
"The Story of the Detective" took me to places I never expected. The trailers gave the impression that it is something of a lighthearted romp. But in the course of this unusual murder mystery, the movie serves up nudity, simulated sex, and some graphic violence ... as well as some lighthearted moments.

Someone has hired a private detective to observe the university student played by Yakushimaru Hiroko. Hiroko is about to depart for the U.S., where her father resides. However, the detective's former wife becomes the primary suspect in the murder of a yakuza kingpin and the detective and the amazingly resourceful Hiroko seek to prove her innocence.

The plot has endless twists and turns, but the mystery ultimately is resolved in an unexpected fashion. Surprisingly, the movie doesn't end with the resolution of the mystery -- it continues for another twenty minutes with an unusual romantic subplot.

"The Story of the Detective" is entertaining and Miss Yakushimaru delivers a winning performance. I can recommend it highly, but, due to the sex and violence, and can't recommend it for kids.
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