Kikuchi (played by Makoto Ashikawa) appears in Violent Cop.
Kikuchi is Azuma’s new police partner, assigned with him to investigate the murder of a drug dealer. Later, as a senior vice detective, he meets Shinkai, who offers him the chance to take over Iwaki’s role selling drugs through the police force. Kikuchi eagerly accepts, revealing his willingness to participate in the corrupt scheme. Iwaki (played by Sei Hiraizumi) appears in Violent Cop.
Iwaki is Azuma’s close friend and a vice squad detective who secretly supplies drugs through his ties to the yakuza. After newspapers expose those connections, he apparently goes into hiding, but a fisherman discovers his body hanging beneath a bridge. Azuma refuses to believe he died by suicide and pursues the dealers connected to him. Iwaki's Wife (played by Mikiko Otonashi) appears in Violent Cop.
Kiyohiro (played by Hakuryu) appears in Violent Cop.
Kiyohiro is a sociopathic yakuza hitman working for Nito. He kills two dealers Azuma is pursuing, is arrested after Azuma plants drugs in his apartment, and is tortured for information. After Azuma loses his job, Kiyohiro’s men abduct Akari. Kiyohiro later fights Azuma in a gun battle and is killed by him. Nito (played by Ittoku Kishibe) appears in Violent Cop.
Nito is a yakuza boss whose organization is connected to the drug trade and to Iwaki’s dealings. Kiyohiro works for him, though Kiyohiro defies his orders during the conflict with Azuma. Azuma kills Nito, mistakenly believing that Nito ordered Kiyohiro to target Akari, and Shinkai later takes revenge for Nito’s death. Shinkai (played by Ken Yoshizawa) appears in Violent Cop.
Shinkai is Nito’s former advisor. After Azuma kills Nito, Shinkai later kills the badly wounded Azuma in revenge, believing Azuma acted against Nito. Sometime afterward, he approaches Kikuchi and offers him Iwaki’s former position in a scheme to continue selling drugs through the police force; Kikuchi accepts.
Violent Cop (1989) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Kikuchi
(played by Makoto Ashikawa) — supporting
Kikuchi is Azuma’s new police partner, assigned with him to investigate the murder of a drug dealer. Later, as a senior vice detective, he meets Shinkai, who offers him the chance to take over Iwaki’s...
Iwaki
(played by Sei Hiraizumi) — supporting
Iwaki is Azuma’s close friend and a vice squad detective who secretly supplies drugs through his ties to the yakuza. After newspapers expose those connections, he apparently goes into hiding, but a fi...
Iwaki's Wife
(played by Mikiko Otonashi) — supporting
Kiyohiro
(played by Hakuryu) — supporting
Kiyohiro is a sociopathic yakuza hitman working for Nito. He kills two dealers Azuma is pursuing, is arrested after Azuma plants drugs in his apartment, and is tortured for information. After Azuma lo...
Nito
(played by Ittoku Kishibe) — supporting
Nito is a yakuza boss whose organization is connected to the drug trade and to Iwaki’s dealings. Kiyohiro works for him, though Kiyohiro defies his orders during the conflict with Azuma. Azuma kills N...
Shinkai
(played by Ken Yoshizawa) — supporting
Shinkai is Nito’s former advisor. After Azuma kills Nito, Shinkai later kills the badly wounded Azuma in revenge, believing Azuma acted against Nito. Sometime afterward, he approaches Kikuchi and offe...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Iwaki's Wife → Iwaki
(wife)
Kikuchi → Iwaki
(Professional Successor)
Shinkai explicitly tells Kikuchi to take over for Iwaki and continue selling drugs through the police force.
Shinkai → Kikuchi
(Power Corrupting Recruiter)
After the violence surrounding the detective's actions dies down, Shinkai offers Kikuchi the chance to take over Iwaki's role and continue selling dru...
Shinkai → Nito
(Professional Former Advisor)
The ending identifies Shinkai as Nito's former advisor. Shinkai later seeks revenge after Nito is killed.
Kiyohiro → Nito
(Power Disobedient Subordinate)
Kiyohiro is described as a yakuza hitman working within Nito's organization. He defies Nito's orders when he attacks the detective and later acts inde...
Iwaki → Nito
(Professional Drug Supplier Connection)
The nightclub drug seller identifies Iwaki as the supplier, and the seller is stated to work for yakuza boss Nito. Newspapers also uncover Iwaki's tie...
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
After Iwaki's corpse is found, the detective tracks the dealers connected to the case, and Kiyohiro executes both of those dealers to suppress informa...
Story Analysis
A violent detective's pursuit of criminal justice collapses into personal vengeance while institutional corruption survives him.
Plot Progression
A Detective Without Restraint
The Corrupt Supply Line
The Badge Is Taken Away
Violence Enters The Family
The Hideout And The Bullet
Directed by Takeshi Kitano
Violent Cop (1989) · 7.2/10 · crime, thriller, action, drama
