Detective Story

Osaka. Night rain. A discarded umbrella. Ruthless murders plague the city. A weary detective and an anxious corporate executive separately hunt a phantom preying on human flesh. Miike at his most restrained.

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Takashi Miike directed Detective Story in 2007. See Takashi Miike's full filmography, where to start with Takashi Miike, or where to go after you've seen everything by Takashi Miike.

Detective Story was released in 2007 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 99 minutes.