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The Doberman Cop 
ドーベルマン刑事
(Doberman Deka)Genre Detective fiction Manga Written by Buronson Illustrated by Shinji Hiramatsu Published by Shueisha Demographic Shōnen Magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump Original run 1975 – 1979 Volumes 29 The Doberman Cop (ドーベルマン刑事 Dōberuman Deka), also known as The Doberman Detective, is a hardboiled manga series written by Buronson and drawn by Shinji Hiramatsu. It was serialized in the Weekly Shōnen Jump manga anthology from 1975 (Issue 39) throughout 1979 (Issue 48) and was originally collected in a 29-volume tankōbon edition. A later aizōban edition was published, as well as a bunkoban edition, which compressed the number of volumes to 18. The manga was also adapted into two live-action feature films (one of them directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Sonny Chiba) and a TV series.
Contents
Manga
The protagonist of the story is Joji Kano (加納 錠治 Kanō Jōji), a detective employed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's special crimes division, which handles serious criminal cases. His gun of choice is a customized .44 Magnum-caliber Ruger Blackhawk. Even though Kano and his co-workers are criticized by the media and society, he doesn't mind the criticism at all. Even though Kano has no pity for serious criminals, he holds a gentle respect for children and elderly people, as well as former criminals who want to redeem themselves from their past behavior.
At the beginning of the manga, the only members of the Special Crimes Division were Kano himself and Superintendent Nishitani (西谷), but they would gradually be joined by additional members such as Detective Miyatake (宮武), a gang specialist who was transferred to Shinjuku from Osaka; female detective Mimori (三森); and from America, female detective Judy Terao (ジュディー寺尾). While the series had a hardboiled atmosphere, it gradually became more light-hearted during the title's four-year run.
First film
Detective Doberman Directed by Kinji Fukasaku Produced by Norimichi Matsudaira
Kyō NamuraWritten by Kōji Takada Starring Sonny Chiba Music by Kenjiro Hirose Editing by Isamu Ichida Distributed by Toei Company (Japan) Release date(s) July 2, 1977 (Japan) Running time 90 minutes Country Japan Language Japanese A live-action film version of Doberman Deka (English title:Detective Doberman) was released theatrically by Toei in Japan on July 2, 1977. The film was directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starred Sonny Chiba as Joji Kano (加納 錠治 Kanō Jōji).
story
The burned remains of a young woman discovered in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The police comes to the conclusion that its the work of a pyromaniacal serial murderer. The murder victim is identified as Mayumi Tamaki, a native of Ishigaki, Okinawa. As the investigation unfolded, her former boyfriend, a former rider of a motorcycle named Chōei Mikawa emerged as a suspect. But Kano did not agree Mikawa is the suspect. Kano started conducting the investigation himself to search the real criminal person.
cast
- Sonny Chiba as Joji Kano (加納 錠治 Kanō Jōji)
- Janet Hatta as Miki Harukaze (singer)
- Eiko Matsuda as Kosode Murasaki
- Takuzō Kawatani as Hideyoshi Kinoshita
- Hideo Murota as Jirō Takamatsu (officer of Shinjuku)
- Kouichi Iwaki as Chōei Mikawa
- Nenji Kobayashi as Katsuo Kōyama (Mikawa's friend)
- Seizō Fukumoto as one of Hidemori's follower
- Hiroki Matsukata as Kaiji Hidemori (Yakuza and Miki's manager)
etc
TV series
A TV series based on the manga, titled Bakusō! Doberman Deka (爆走!ドーベルマン刑事, "Roar! Doberman Cop"), aired on TV Asahi affiliates in 1980. 22 episodes were produced, which aired from April 7 throughout October 27. Other than the main character, Joji Kano (portrayed by Toshio Kurasawa), very few elements from the manga were adapted to the series. In the TV series, Kano was a member of a motorcycle cop unit.
Second film
A straight-to-video film was released by Gaga Communications in 1996 starring Riki Takeuchi in the title role.
External links
- The Doberman Cop at the Internet Movie Database
- 1977 Doberman Deka DVD at Toei Video (Japanese)
- CR Doberman Deka Pachislot gaming machine site at Olympia (Japanese)
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1970s Bloodstained Clan Honor (1970) • If You Were Young: Rage (1970) • Tora! Tora! Tora! (with Richard Fleischer and Toshio Masuda) (1970) • Sympathy for the Underdog (1971) • Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972) • Street Mobster (1972) • Outlaw Killer: Three Maddog Killers (1972) • Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973) • Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Hiroshima Deathmatch (1973) • Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973) • Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974) • Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974) • New Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1974) • Graveyard of Honor (1975) • State Police vs. Organized Crime (1975) • Gambling Den Heist (1975) • New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Head (1975) • Violent Panic: The Big Crash (1976) • New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Last Days (1976) • Yakuza Graveyard (1976) • Hokuriku Proxy War (1977) • Doberman Detective (1977) • Shogun's Samurai (1978) • Message from Space (1978) • The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
1980s Virus (1980) • The Gate of Youth (1981) • Samurai Reincarnation (1981) • Dotonbori River (1982) • Fall Guy (1982) • Theater of Life (1983) • Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983) • Shanghai Rhapsody (1984) • House on Fire (1986) • Sure Death 4: Revenge (1987) • A Chaos of Flowers (1988)
1990s The Triple Cross (1992) • Crest of Betrayal (1994) • The Geisha House (1999)
2000s Battle Royale (2000) • Battle Royale II: Requiem (with Kenta Fukasaku) (2003)
Categories:- Manga series
- Japanese films
- Japanese-language films
- 1977 films
- Detective anime and manga
- Films based on manga
- Films directed by Kinji Fukasaku
- Manga of 1975
- Shōnen manga
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