
Elephant(2003)
Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.


Police detective Sosuke is shot down while chasing down a suspect. While he is unconscious, his gun is stolen. He recovers, but loses his wife and resigns from the police force. All of a sudden, his lost gun is used in a series of crimes.

Ryo Ishibashi
Detective Saga

Eiko Nagashima
Saga's wife

Tarō Suwa
Detective Ichii

Kyooko Tooyama
Kimiko

Kazuma Suzuki
Kozo Shimano

Yûrei Yanagi
An Obsession is a drama, crime, horror film released in 1997 exploring themes of gun, gunshot wound. Directed by Shinji Aoyama, it stars Ryo Ishibashi, Eiko Nagashima, Tarō Suwa. Police detective Sosuke is shot down while chasing down a suspect. While he is unconscious, his gun is stolen. He recovers, but loses his wife and resigns from the police force. All of a sudden, his lost gun is used in a series of crimes.
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