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Beppin Town

Beppin Town

Beppin Town

Beppin Town

A movie adaptation of the novel of the same name by Haku Kenjo .

1989•1h 43m•

★9.5(2 ratings)

ActionDramaMystery

Overview

An amateur op (detective) with a career as a former legal instructor . From the search for a runaway daughter requested by Akiko "Beppin" to the murder case. A mystery drawn with a hard-boiled touch set in Kobe (some locations in Ashiya and Yokohama ). The scenery of Kobe before the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake is included in various background scenes, and you can see the buildings and scenery that can not be seen now.

Director

Writers

Hiroshi Kashiwabara

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Main Cast

Kyôhei Shibata

Kyôhei Shibata

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Misako Tanaka

Misako Tanaka

Akiko Tamura

Masahiro Motoki

Masahiro Motoki

Shuji Sayama

Emi Wakui

Emi Wakui

Machiko Nakajima

Tetsuo Kurata

Tetsuo Kurata

Masatoshi Murakami

Masatoshi Murakami

Toru Minegishi

Toru Minegishi

Ryuji Katagiri

Ryuji Katagiri

Kanae Hasebe

Kanae Hasebe

Seiji Matano

Seiji Matano

Ito Yozaburo

Ito Yozaburo

Jun Yoshida

Jun Yoshida

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Takahito Hara

Writing

Writer: Hiroshi Kashiwabara

Production

Producer: Tatsuo Hattori
Producer: Kazuo Kishimoto
Casting: Shigeru Iizuka
Producer: Masao Mochizuki

Music & Sound

Music: Kimio Nomura
Sound Director: Seiji Suzuki
Sound Effects: Kenichi Watanabe

Cinematography

Grip: Masatsugu Hosoi

Editing

Editor: Isao Tomita

Art Direction

Art Direction: Shuichiro Nakamura

Keywords

mysterious man

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "A movie adaptation of the novel of the same name by Haku Kenjo ."

#2

The original title is "べっぴんの町" (JA).

#3

The runtime is 103 minutes (1h 43m).

#4

The film was directed by Takahito Hara.

#5

The screenplay was written by Hiroshi Kashiwabara.

#6

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0182772.

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Rating

9.5/10

Masterpiece

2 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

べっぴんの町

Status:

Released

Language:

日本語

Country of Origin:

Japan

Production Companies:

Central Arts

Toei Company

Toei Company