Violent Cop (1989): Cast, Plot & Where to Watch

Azuma Ryosuke Takeshi Kitano is a police detective who lives with his intellectually disabled sister Akari Maiko Kawakami and wrestles with a gambling problem that constantly forces him to borrow money. He embodies a strict sense of morality and a readiness to break police rules with brutal efficiency when criminals cross lines; for instance, after witnessing a gang of teenage boys beat a homeless man for fun, he enters the gang leader’s home and administers a severe beating, then makes the leader promise to surrender himself and his crew the next day. His superiors admire the results he achieves and quietly overlook repeated violations, forcing him to write “apologies” whenever he acts unlawfully.