Part of the 2018 season: (Un)true Colours

The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji

Director Takashi Miike

Cast Cast: Toma Ikuta, Risa Naka, Takayuki Yamada, Yusuke Kamiji, Takashi Okamura

(Mogura no uta – sennyu sosakan Reiji, 土竜の唄 潜入捜査官 REIJI)

Reiji Kikukawa (Toma Ikuta) is an inept rookie cop with a strong sense of justice. Fired for trying to arrest a city councillor caught molesting a teenage girl, he is secretly re-hired as an undercover agent and sent on a mission to infiltrate Sukiya-kai, Japan’s most notorious Yakuza clan. Suffering various hardships along the way, Reiji fights to survive the ruthless yakuza world by becoming a sworn brother to the senior member, Crazy Papillon (Shinichi Tsutsumi), whilst acting as an informer to the police.

Coinciding with the celebration of his release of 100 films to date, this hilarious and energetic manga adaption by cult classic director Takashi Miike is not to be missed.

2013/130 min/English Subtitles

 

土竜の唄 潜入捜査官 REIJI

正義感は人一倍強いものの、警察学校を最低の成績で卒業した交番勤務の巡査、玲二。ある日、潜入捜査官「モグラ」に任命され、麻薬ルートを暴くよう命じられる。意外にも潜入先の組織に気に入られた玲二。果たして無事に任務を果たせるのか。国内外で高い評価を得ている三池崇史監督と、数々の人気ドラマを生み出す脚本家、宮藤官九郎がタッグを組んだ過激な犯罪コメディー。

監督: 三池崇史
出演: 生田斗真、仲里依紗、山田孝之

(Special thanks to Eikoku News Digest)

 

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