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An Obsession

An Obsession

19976.01h 49m

Overview

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.

Directed by Shinji Aoyama
Written by Shinji Aoyama
Produced by Naoki Kai, Tsutomu Kuno, Katsuaki Takemoto
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Top Cast

Ryo Ishibashi

Ryo Ishibashi

Detective Saga

Eiko Nagashima

Eiko Nagashima

Saga's wife

Tarō Suwa

Tarō Suwa

Detective Ichii

Kyooko Tooyama

Kyooko Tooyama

Kimiko

Kazuma Suzuki

Kazuma Suzuki

Kozo Shimano

Yûrei Yanagi

Yûrei Yanagi

Themes & Keywords

gungunshot wound

About An Obsession

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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