Doberman Cop
Kinji FukasakuWhere to watch in the United States: Stream: ARROW · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Shin'ichi Chiba Janet Hatta Eiko Matsuda Masaru Shiga 
Tatsuo Endô 
Hideo Murota
Plot
Joji Kano is a loose cannon cop from backwoods Okinawa, sent to Tokyo to investigate the grisly murder of an Okinawa woman. As he probes deeper into the sleazy world of flesh-peddling, talent agency corruption and mob influence, Kano uncovers the shocking truth.
Sinekatalog’s take
A scrappy crime thriller that sends an outsider cop into the seedy side of the big city. It has a restless, street-level energy and a dose of pulp grit that keeps things lively. Recommended for fans of 1970s Japanese crime cinema with a hard-boiled edge.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (717 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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