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Abduction
85%
Movie
1h 49m
AI Analysis
Abduction (1997) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Abduction (1997) — a movie tagged as Action, Thriller, and Drama with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: The director of a large Tokyo trading company is kidnapped and held for ransom. A young but experienced detective is put on the case while being at the centre of a nationwide television sensation. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~109 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Abduction 85% (2 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
Abduction is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
85%
from 2 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
The director of a large Tokyo trading company is kidnapped and held for ransom. A young but experienced detective is put on the case while being at the centre of a nationwide television sensation.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1997-06-07
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- TMDB rating
- 8.5
- TMDB ID
- 320021
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Where can I watch Abduction (1997)?
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Is there an official trailer for Abduction?
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What is Abduction about?
The director of a large Tokyo trading company is kidnapped and held for ransom. A young but experienced detective is put on the case while being at the centre of a nationwide television sensation.
Is there an AI analysis for Abduction?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Abduction?
The official runtime for Abduction is approximately 109 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Tetsuya Watari
Hiroshi Tsuba
Masatoshi Nagase
Ichiro Fuji
Miki Sakai
Mayo Yonezaki
- K
Katsutoshi Atarashi
Hidemasa Orita
Akira Emoto
Chief Superintendent Tachibana
Akira Ishihama
Souichiro Atomiya
Tsutomu Isobe
Detective
Sakae Kimura
Detective
Toshiaki Nishizawa
Detective
Shinichiro Okano
Detective
Toshiaki Nishizawa
Mamoru Kanzaki
Kōen Okumura
Coffee Shop Owner
Koichi Ueda
Harada
Kiyoshi Yamamoto
Shin Yamane
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