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Its based on a hardboiled police manga that followed the exploits of detective kano, a tokyo policeman who had little patience for criminals and a reputation as a tough guy. Based on a popular manga by buronson creator of fist of the north star, doberman cop follows the fishoutofwater adventures of joji kano chiba, a toughasnails police officer from okinawa. It was serialized in the weekly shonen jump manga anthology from 1975 issue 39 throughout 1979 issue 48. No surprise then that chiba headlined several films adapted from popular comic book serials including wolf guy. Unconvinced mikawa is their man, detective kano starts conducting his own investigation to catch the real criminal. Featuring star sonny chiba the street fighter, wolf guy at his charismatic best channeling a japanese dirty harry while doing all his own stunts and director kinji fukasaku battle royale at his most fun, deftly showcasing his piranha army stock company of actors doberman cop is a classic action comedy, and a missing link in 70s japanese cinema made to appeal both the youth. Sonny chiba stars as the naive village cop that comes to the big city of tokyo to track down a missing girl from his village. Browse doberman cop pictures, photos, images, gifs, and videos on photobucket. Golgo, top sniper, is the 4th assassin hired to kill hk drug lord chow for americans wanting the hk drug market. Doberman cop is an action thriller based on a gekiga a more story. A toughasnails cop from okinawa investigates a savage murder in tokyos nightlife district. Also, doberman cop is based on the work of writer bronson, who would later also work on fist of the north star, and artist shinji hiramatsu which introduced the readers to the character of joji kano, in the film played by shinichi sonny chiba, a hardboiled cop whose trademarks are a harley davidsonmotorcycle and a. He also occasionally returned to the science fiction genre, in movies such as message from space 1978.
As the plot twists and turns with influences from prostitution, corruption and the mob, kano. Doberman cop arrives on bluray for the first time in the us from arrow video. Doberman cop original trailer kinji fukasaku, 1977 youtube. Theres a fair amount of antiestablishment bikers, crazy cops, yakuzas, prostitutes, starsystem sleazebags, but. The police comes to the conclusion that its the work of a pyromaniacal serial murderer. No one is going to mistake the 1977 action flick doberman cop for a great movie, but it is undeniably and irresistibly entertaining. A naive smalltown cop arrives in tokyo hoping to find a missing girl from his village and runs into. The murder victim is identified as mayumi tamaki, a native of ishigaki, okinawa. The doberman cop 1977 sonny chiba stars as the naive village cop that comes to the big city of tokyo to track down a missing girl from his village. As the investigation unfolded, her former boyfriend, a former rider of a motorcycle named choei mikawa emerged as a suspect.
The enraged lycanthrope 1974, karate bull fighter 1975 and golgo. Doberman cop originally started out as a gekiga, a drama manga in japan written by buronson and known in its native language as doberman deka. Shinichi chiba, hiroki matsukata and janet hatta directed by. Its based on a manga comic book series created in 1975 by boronson i.
The doberman cop 1977 watch movies online holidaytracker. Originally dismissed as a bumpkin, he soon proves more savvy than the local police. Kinji fukasaku based on the manga by buronson and shinji hiramatsu, doberman cop is a oneofakind cop movie featuring sonny chiba as toughasnails joji kano from okinawa, who is investigating a savage murder in tokyos nightlife scene. Reteaming quentin tarantinos longtime faves, director kinji fukasaku battles without honor and humanity and superstar shinichi sonny chiba, doberman cop loosely adapts a gekiga think graphic novel rather than comic book by fist of the. A country bumpkin cop goes to tokyo in order to investigate a missing person case, but fortunately for the audience, our hero will get more than expected. His subsequent projects included such pictures as the bullet train 1975, karate warriors 1976, doberman cop 1977, golgo. Doberman cop 1977 based on a popular manga, doberman cop follows police officer joji kano sonny chiba as he arrives in tokyo accompanied by a pig that he carries around in a bag for a good part of the movie to investigate the murder of a girl who has been working as a prostitute. You get interviews with japanese film expert sadao yamane, screenwriter and frequent fukasaku collaborator koji takada, and another sitdown with sonny chiba as he. One of the four films hardly counts as a chiba film, since the great man only contributes a cameo, but that film proved to be a crazy diamond. Machine gun dragon, a japanese reworking of white heat with bunta suguwara in. Chiba plays joji kano, a cop who has recently moved from an. Based upon the hardboiled manga series doberman deka by buronson and shinji hiramatsu, doberman cop aka detective doberman was released by the toei company in 1977. While kinji fukusakus 1977 crimeexploitation film shares the same name and inspiration as the manga, the. Featuring star sonny chiba the street fighter, wolf guy at his.
Theres a fair amount of antiestablishment bikers, crazy cops, yakuzas, prostitutes, starsystem sleazebags, but what makes doberman cop worthwhile is sonny chiba. The doberman cop 1977 watch movies online iesmaster. What really drives doberman cop however is the presence of sonny chiba, who turns in his usual terrific performance. The film was directed by kinji fukasaku and starred sonny chiba as joji kano. Videoasias sonny chiba 4 film set is a peculiar little collection. Doberman cop is a film directed by kinji fukasaku with sonny chiba, hiroki matsukata, janet hatta, eiko matsuda, year. While i do regret to inform the reader that this movie features zero dogs, much less any literal doberman cop, things do open with some shots of the main character walking down the streets of tokyo wearing a straw hat and carrying his pet pig, so im willing to look past this otherwise regrettable misnomer.
Released just as the popularity of yakuza movies was waning in japan, and as the countrys film industry was undergoing some fundamental shifts, doberman cop is a unique entry in the career of. Doberman cop 1977 06021977 jp crime, action 1h 30m user score. Gun dragon, a japanese re working of white heat with bunta suguwara in the cagney role. Doberman cop 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Joji kano sonny chiba is a small town detective from okinawa who has been hired by a woman who wants him to find her daughter yuna who disappeared five years ago.
Directed by kinji fukasaku, known mostly for the battles without honor and humanity series, it follows the adventures of kano sonny chiba, a wise and ostensibly coolheaded detective who was previously known for. Doberman cop is a film version of the manga doberman deka released theatrically in japan by toei on july 2, 1977. Sonny chiba in kinji fukasakus doberman cop 1977 v ideoasias sonny chiba 4 film set is a peculiar little collection. Find doberman pinscher puppies for sale with pictures from reputable doberman pinscher breeders. Doberman cop 1977 a toughasnails cop from okinawa investigates a savage murder in tokyos nightlife district. A hk cop investigates several similar murders done by chows men. Fukasaku manages to create an authentic, violent, and vibrant world that seems to have jumped straight out of the pages of the renowned manga magazine whilst still feeling like a down and dirty noir.
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