The Laughing Policeman
Réalisé par Haruki KadokawaJo 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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The Laughing Policeman was released on 14 novembre 2009.
The Laughing Policeman was directed by Haruki Kadokawa.
The Laughing Policeman has a runtime of 2h 3min.
The Laughing Policeman was produced by Haruki Kadokawa, Eugene Nomura, Takashi Kawasaki.
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.
The key characters in The Laughing Policeman are Koichi Saeki (Nao Omori), Yuri Kojima (Yasuko Matsuyuki), Suguru Tsukui (Hiroyuki Miyasako).
The Laughing Policeman is a Crime, Drame, Thriller film.
The Laughing Policeman has an audience rating of 5.5 out of 10.
The Laughing Policeman has made 1,5 M $US at the box office.