''AIBOU: The Movie'', also known as ''Partners: The Movie'', is a 2008

Japanese film The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world; as of 2021, it was the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. In 2011 Japan produced 411 feature films that ea ...

, directed by Seiji Izumi and based on the television series '' AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo''. It was the first in the ''Aibou'' (''Partners'') film series, followed by ''AIBOU: CSI Files'' (2009), '' AIBOU: The Movie II'' (2010), ''AIBOU: X-DAY'' (2013), '' AIBOU: The Movie III'' (2014) and ''AIBOU: The Movie IV'' (2017).

Cast

Yutaka Mizutani is a Japanese actor and singer. He was born on July 14, 1952, in Ashibetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan. Biography Mizutani was raised from the age of eight in Tokyo, Japan. He started acting at the age of twelve, when a neighbor introduced him to a childr ...

Yasufumi Terawaki is a Japanese actor. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 32nd Japan Academy Prize for '' Aibō The Movie''. Selected filmography Film * '' Mangetsu no Kuchizuke'' (1989) * ''Kinako'' (2011) * ''Samurai Hustle'' (2014) * ''My Lov ...

Sawa Suzuki , Tower Records (October 24, 2013) better known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress represented by the talent agency Horipro. Biography After dropping out of Joshibi University of Art and Design Junior College, Suzuki became a research stu ...

Saya Takagi is a Japanese actress turned activist for the legalization of cannabis in Japan. Biography Saya Takagi started smoking cannabis when she was 17.

* Kazuhisa Kawahara *

Ryosuke Otani is a Japanese actor and voice actor represented by the talent agency Fathers Corporation. He graduated from Rokko Junior and Senior High School and Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology. Biography On 1986, Otani launched the Tokyo Ich ...

* Takashi Yamanaka * Atsushi Yamanishi *

Seiji Rokkaku is a Japanese actor from Hyōgo Prefecture. He was born in Himeji and raised in Takasago. Rokkaku is the vocalist of Rokkaku Seiji Band. He dropped out of Gakushuin University. Rokkaku became famous in Japan for his role as Mamoru Yonezawa in ...

as Mamoru Yonezawa * Ryūji Katagiri * Ryō Ono * Satoshi Jinbo *

Ittoku Kishibe , born , is a Japanese actor and musician. Career He originally entered show business as the bassist for the Japanese rock bands, The Tigers and Pyg, but later switched to acting. The veteran of over 115 films, he won the Best Actor Japanese Aca ...

Yuika Motokariya is a Japanese actress. She is signed with the Stardust Promotion agency. Filmography Dramas * '' 3 nen B gumi Kinpachi sensei Season 6'' (2001) * ''Satokibi Batake no Uta'' (2003) * '' Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu'' (2004) * ''Fight'' (2 ...

Yoshino Kimura is a British-born Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. She appeared on an episode of the Showtime series ''Masters of Horror''. Kimura won the "Rookie of the Year" prize at the 21st Japan Academy Film Prize, Japan Academy Awards for her ...

Akira Onodera is a Japanese actor and narrator. He is well known for his role as Denka in ''Taiyō ni Hoero!''. He made his television debut in 1969 with ''Panto Akogare. In 2015, Onodera won the award for best supporting actor of Tokyo Sports Film Award for ...

Masahiko Nishimura is a Japanese theatre and film actor. He is best known for his comedic portrayals. Biography Nishimura was born on December 12, 1960 in Toyama, Toyama, Japan. While he attended Toyo University to study photography he met Kōki Mitani, a script ...

Masahiko Tsugawa , born Masahiko Katō (加藤雅彦 ''Katō Masahiko''; January 2, 1940 – August 4, 2018) was a Japanese actor and director. Career Tsugawa was born January 2, 1940, in Kyoto, Japan. After acting as a child, he made his major debut at the age o ...

Toshiyuki Nishida is a Japanese actor. He has won two Japanese Academy Awards for best actor, for ''The Silk Road'' (1988) and ''Tsuribaka Nisshi 6'' (1993). He has also won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor for '' Get Up!'' and '' Tsuribaka Nisshi 14'' (2003) ...

Reception

was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the

32nd Japan Academy Prize The ceremony was held by the '' Japan Academy Prize'' Association to honor its selection of the best films of 2008 on February 20, 2009. NTV broadcast the event, which took place at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan. The nominat ...

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