Film

The Negotiator

2003 · 1h 47m · Crime · Thriller · Drama

IMDb

6.9

After a convenience store robbery, three unidentified men hold a group of people hostage in a hospital. Inspector Ishida and Captain Tohno handle the negotiations while one of their colleagues, Lt. Ando, tries to find out why the men decided to take the hospital hostage. Through flashbacks, relevant information is revealed to the audience. When the negotiations are finished, most things seem to be fine until they lose track of the criminals. Then, the story unveils from a different perspective, its roots in feelings of love and vengeance.

Hiroshi Mikami

Inspector Ishida

Mayu Tsuruta

Capt. Maiko Tohno

Shiro Sano

Lt. Ando

Kenichi Endo

Convenience Store Clerk

Masatô Ibu

Renji Ishibashi

Kumi Nakamura

Shigemitsu Ogi

Oji Osuga

Kenji Takechi

Yoji Tanaka

Tokie Hidari

Yasuhito Hida

Yudai Ishiyama

Osamu Tsuruoka

Kaei Okina

• Takashi MiikeDirector
• Kota YamadaScreenplay
• Takahisa IgarashiNovel
• Kazushige TanakaDirector of Photography
• Koji EndoOriginal Music Composer
• Yasushi ShimamuraEditor

Release date

August 17, 2003

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 47m

Genres

Crime, Thriller, Drama, TV Movie