Detective Doberman

You're a cop transferred from Okinawa to Tokyo after a murder. You investigate, but the inquiry reveals a complex web of talent agency corruption. Fukasaku directs with a frenetic, punk energy. The film leaves one rattled by its depiction of institutional decay.

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Kinji Fukasaku directed Detective Doberman in 1977. See Kinji Fukasaku's full filmography, where to start with Kinji Fukasaku, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kinji Fukasaku.

Detective Doberman was released in 1977 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 90 minutes.