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Released
2003 · FILM

Negotiator

Directed by
Runtime
107 min
Language
JA
CrimeThrillerDramaTV Movie

Synopsis

Following a convenience store robbery, three unidentified men take a group of people hostage in a hospital. Inspector Ishida and Captain Tohno manage the negotiations, while their colleague, Lieutenant Ando, investigates the motives behind the hostage situation. Information is gradually revealed to the audience through flashbacks. After the negotiations conclude, the situation appears to be under control until the criminals go missing. The story then unfolds from a new perspective, revealing its foundation in themes of love and vengeance.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 15

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Shot by Kazunari TanakaScored by Koji Endo

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