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Playtime Never Ends (1991)

Original title: 遊びの時間は終らない

1991-10-05 · 1h 51m · JA
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A serious-minded policeman plays the role of robber in a police training operation against bank robberies. He's so good his fellow policemen can't catch him. TV networks begin to broadcast the operation nationwide. TV audiences are amused and root for the runaway robber and police grows desperate to arrest him to save their face. However the robber remains at large.

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Sadaaki HaginiwaDirector

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Masahiro MotokiMasahiro MotokiHirataRenji IshibashiRenji IshibashiTop of Police BranchTadashi NishikawaTadashi NishikawaMami ItoMami ItoNagare HagiwaraNagare HagiwaraLocal TV ProducerHaruhiko SaitôHaruhiko SaitôOld DetectiveMakoto AkatsukaMakoto AkatsukaDaijirō HaradaDaijirō HaradaKazuyuki MatsuzawaKazuyuki MatsuzawaMasayuki ImaiMasayuki ImaiMaiko OgoMaiko OgoKōjirō KusanagiKōjirō Kusanagi

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedyDialogue densityComedyDirector preference457826Actor preference375279 · 360083 · 329430Country preferenceJpDecade preference1990

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What is Playtime Never Ends about?

A serious-minded policeman plays the role of robber in a police training operation against bank robberies. He's so good his fellow policemen can't catch him. TV networks begin to broadcast the operation nationwide. TV audiences are amused and root for the runaway robber and police grows desperate to arrest him to save their face. However the robber remains at large.

How long is Playtime Never Ends?

Playtime Never Ends has a runtime of 111 minutes.