The Laughing Policeman

The Laughing Policeman ble utgitt 14. november 2009.

The Laughing Policeman ble regissert av Haruki Kadokawa.

The Laughing Policeman har en spilletid på 2t, 3m.

The Laughing Policeman ble produsert av 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.

Hovedpersonene i The Laughing Policeman er Koichi Saeki (Nao Omori), Yuri Kojima (Yasuko Matsuyuki), Suguru Tsukui (Hiroyuki Miyasako).

The Laughing Policeman er en Crime, Drama, Thriller.

The Laughing Policeman har en publikumsvurdering på 5.5 av 10.

The Laughing Policeman har tjent USD 1,5 mill. på kino.