A double murder, a mysterious caller, and a detective whose wife holds the key. Classic noir chaos.
911 receives a call from a young woman reporting the death of an acquaintance at a hotel, and Detectives Ushio and Ogami of Shinjuku West Police Station rush to the scene!! The caller is eventually identified as Megumi, a woman whom Detective Ushio's wife Sumie had met by chance, but Megumi too has been killed...
Acting
Tsurutaro Kataoka's world-weary sighs carry entire scenes.
Production
Budget hotels have never looked this authentically depressing.
Director
Kazuo Ikehiro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Destination Station' franchise ran for over a decade, turning Shinjuku West Police Station into Japan's most fictionalized precinct.
Kataoka was primarily known as a comedian before these films; his deadpan despair here launched a second career as a serious actor.
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