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Wikipedia article






is a 2003 Japanese crime TV film directed by Takashi Miike. It was released in other regions under the title 'The Negotiator' or simply 'Negotiator'.

Plot



Three man wearing motorcycle helmets rob a convenience store then abandon their vehicle outside a hospital. A group of people are taken hostage in the hospital and Inspector Ishida and Captain Tohno handle the negotiations. Ishida suggests allowing the three criminals to escape with three doctors as their hostages in order to let the other hostages go free. After this is done, Lt. Ado tries to understand the motive for the crime. He discovers that something else is behind the crime and that the hospital was not selected by chance.

Cast



*Hiroshi Mikami as Inspector Ishida

*Mayu Tsuruta as Capt. Maiko Tohno

*Shir Sano as Lt. Ando

*Kenichi End as Convenience store clerk

*Masat Ibu as Ishida's boss

*Renji Ishibashi as Counselor Kanemoto

*Kumi Nakamura as Mrs. Ishida

*Shigemitsu Ogi

*Oji Osuga

*Ryoko Yonekura

*Kenji Takechi as SAT

*Yji Tanaka


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