Bayside Shakedown (film)

Odoru daisosasen – The Movie
Directed byKatsuyuki Motohiro
Screenplay byRyoichi Kimizuka[1]
Produced byChihiro Kameyama[1]
Starring
CinematographyOsamu Fujishi[1]
Music byAkihiko Matsumoto[1]
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 31 October 1998 (1998-10-31) (Japan)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryJapan

Odoru daisosasen – The Movie (踊る大捜査線 THE MOVIE), known internationally as Bayside Shakedown, is a 1998 Japanese crime comedy film. The film was adapted from the 1997 television series Bayside Shakedown.[1]

The film is set in Tokyo. The film initially focuses on the rivalry between two neighboring police precincts over jurisdiction in a new case. A Detective Sergeant is pushing for significant reforms, while his superiors are setting him up to take the fall in case of failure in a high-profile kidnapping case.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Galbraith IV 2008, p. 404.