is a 1991 Japanese
action comedy film
Action comedy is a genre that combines aspects of action and comedy. The genre is most prevalent in film with action comedy films, though several TV series fit this genre.
Film
The action comedy film is a film genre that combines aspects of actio ...
directed by
Takashi Miike
is a Japanese film director, film producer and screenwriter. He has directed over one hundred theatrical, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. His films run through a variety of different genres, and range from violent an ...
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This was the second film directed by Takashi Miike, though it was released prior to ''
Lady Hunter: Prelude to Murder'', the first film he directed.
Plot
The Shintai Sobu fitness club is formed by the chief of police to maintain high public opinion of the police force and its first recruit is the ambitious traffic cop Makoto. She enters into a martial arts competition with athletic weightlifter Atsuko, who agrees to join if she loses while Makoto agrees to shave her head if she loses. Makoto almost loses but discovers that Atsuko is ticklish and defeats her by exploiting this weakness. Together with their fitness instructor Miyuki, these daring policewomen form the secret Eyecatch Junction team to defeat criminals using athletics and gymnastics. Megumi Okada, contractor for the Central Station's Crime Lab and the mayor's daughter, eavesdrops on their conversations using her technology and secretly sends them information she collects under the code name Secret Eyecatch. While investigating the murder of college student Kyoko Iida, they uncover the details of an escort ring called the System Club and take down the yakuza running it.
Cast
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Daisuke Nagakura
is a common masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Daisuke can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*大輔, "big, assist"
*大介, "big, mediate"
*大祐, "big, bless"
*大助, "big, help"
*大典, "big, law/rule ...
as Detective Kawamura
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Aiko Asano
is a Japanese actress and singer.
History
In 1987, she played a lead in the Japanese film ''Drifting Classroom'', which was based on a popular horror manga series by Kazuo Umezu. Her music album ''Silver Doll'' and her nude photo book ''The ...
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Minako Fujimoto
is a Japanese feminine given name. Minako can be written using different kanji characters:
*美奈子, "beauty, apple tree, child"
*美那子, "beauty, unknown, child" or "beauty, child"
*美菜子, "beauty, (green) vegetable, child"
*美名子, ...
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Hiroko Nakajima
is a common feminine Japanese given name.
Name meanings
Hiroko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*裕子, "kind child"
*弘子, "Beautiful child"
*寛子, " small child"
*浩子, "large child"
*博子, "wise child"
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Risa Tachibana
(born October 19, 1971) is a former Japanese idol
An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in acting, dancing, and modeling. Idols ar ...
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Bū Takagi
References
External links
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1991 films
1991 action comedy films
1990s crime comedy films
Films directed by Takashi Miike
1990s Japanese films
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