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The Laughing Policeman

The Laughing Policeman

20090

Overview

A cop chasing after a female cop killer, but then gets caught in a dark web of departmental corruption.

Directed by Haruki Kadokawa
Written by Joh Sasaki, Haruki Kadokawa
Produced by Haruki Kadokawa, Eugene Nomura, Takashi Kawasaki
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Top Cast

Nao Omori

Nao Omori

Koichi Saeki

Yasuko Matsuyuki

Yasuko Matsuyuki

Yuri Kojima

Hiroyuki Miyasako

Hiroyuki Miyasako

Suguru Tsukui

Shugo Oshinari

Shugo Oshinari

Masaki Shingu

Yukijiro Hotaru

Yukijiro Hotaru

Tatsuo Uemura

Eugene Nomura

Eugene Nomura

Mitsuyoshi Machida

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Meiken Itô

Takashi Iwai

Kohei Otomo

Kohei Otomo

Yasuda

Kenichi Yajima

Kenichi Yajima

Tadao Asano

Takeshi Kaga

Takeshi Kaga

Masazumi Ishioka

Themes & Keywords

police

About The Laughing Policeman

The Laughing Policeman is a crime, mystery, thriller film released in 2009 exploring themes of police. Directed by Haruki Kadokawa, it stars Nao Omori, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Hiroyuki Miyasako. A cop chasing after a female cop killer, but then gets caught in a dark web of departmental corruption.

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