A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and yakuza activities.
the vibe
Violent Cop Vibe
What it feels like
slow-burndarkintenselayeredlight-touchpersonalbleak
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Movie1989·103 min
Violent Cop
Directed by Takeshi Kitano
A crime thriller film directed by Takeshi Kitano.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 23%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.2/10
413 ratings
About Violent Cop
- Pacing
- Slow-burn (1 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Bleak (1 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- corruption power, obsession, late 20th century, action combat, japan, urban, close friendship, colleagues, detective investigator, anti hero, investigation procedural, cat and mouse, drug trade, organized crime