Wild Detective (1976) Outlaw Cop | Region-Free (Blu-Ray) | English Subtitles

Title: Outlaw Cop (1976)

Alternate Title: Yasagure Keiji

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

Plot Synopsis:
A rogue police officer becomes embroiled in a violent pursuit to apprehend a yakuza boss. During his absence, his wife elopes with another man, who is revealed to be the very criminal he is hunting. Upon this discovery, the officer resigns from the force, turning the chase into a personal vendetta against the entire gang.

Cast and Crew:

• Director: Yūsuke Watanabe
• Writer: Takeo Kunihiro
• Cast:
  • Yoshio Harada as Tsuyoshi Nishino
  • Naoko Ohtani
  • Shogo Shimizu as Matsui
  • Minoru Ōki as Aochi
  • Hideji Ōtaki

IMDb Link:
Wild Detective (1976)

Reviews from Letterboxd:

1. nagoya – ★★★☆☆
   “Yoshio Harada playing a role that I think he was born to play: the bad cop. The film (oddly made at Shochiku) doesn’t reserve many surprises, at times it has a horrible synth score and it’s too episodic, but I would watch it again for Harada’s hardnosed performance. And I liked the final confrontation.”
2. Brandon Thomas – ★★½☆
   “A little too episodic for my taste, but Yoshio Harada’s lead performance as the dirtbag ‘outlaw cop’ at least makes the film worth a watch.”

Meta Description:
“Outlaw Cop” (1976), directed by Yūsuke Watanabe, is a Japanese action drama that follows a rogue police officer’s personal vendetta against a yakuza boss, intertwining themes of betrayal and revenge.