A killer who only torches red cars? This 74-minute J-mystery doesn't waste a single frame.
After a series of arson attacks targeting red cars happens in the vicinity of Shiba Park, Shiho Kitami and Detective Hakamada of the MPD's First Investigation Division are asked by the local precinct to help with a stakeout. However, when the entire neighborhood loses power, a murder occurs...
Direction
Hasebe's final film—economical, mean, no fat on these bones.
Acting
Matsushita owns every stakeout scene with barely-legal eye rolls.
Director
Yasuharu Hasebe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was exploitation king Yasuharu Hasebe's final directorial work—he died in 2009, having spent five decades perfecting the art of sleazy economy.
The 'otori' (decoy) officer concept reflects real MPD gender politics of the 90s—women assigned as bait while men took credit for arrests.
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