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Karate Cop
90%
Movie
1h 49m
AI Analysis
Karate Cop (1982) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Karate Cop (1982) — a movie tagged as Action, Comedy, and Romance with funny moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A martial arts master/detective investigates a series of murders and helps a deaf bathhouse attendant, Hisako. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~109 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Karate Cop 90% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
Karate Cop 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.
Preview on this device: 31% match — Matches your funny mood + comedy. Sign in to save your profile across devices.
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TMDb audience score
90%
from 1 TMDb votes
Taste match (this device)
31%match
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Synopsis
A martial arts master/detective investigates a series of murders and helps a deaf bathhouse attendant, Hisako.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1982-04-17
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- TMDB rating
- 9.0
- TMDB ID
- 430936
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Where can I watch Karate Cop (1982)?
Karate Cop is available for discovery on WatchMind. You can find official links to rent, buy, or stream from licensed digital stores like Apple TV and Amazon in our "Where to Watch" section.
Is there an official trailer for Karate Cop?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for Karate Cop directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is Karate Cop about?
A martial arts master/detective investigates a series of murders and helps a deaf bathhouse attendant, Hisako.
Is there an AI analysis for Karate Cop?
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 Karate Cop?
The official runtime for Karate Cop is approximately 109 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Tetsuya Takeda
Hajime Katayama
- H
Hisayo Ariga
Hisako

Kirin Kiki
Sumi Yashiro

Toshiyuki Nishida
Scam Artist

Noboru Nakaya
Investigative Chief

Akiji Kobayashi
Asst Chief Fuji

Shinichirō Mikami
Detective Tazawa
- F
Fujita Okamoto
Detective Sawaki

Kunie Tanaka
Neighbor

Ken Takakura
Detective Mikami

Sakae Umezu
Counselor Tanaka

Kōjirō Kusanagi
Mr. Akiyoshi

Sabu Kawahara
Shinkichi Mikimoto

Akira Hamada
Chief of Investigation in Hakata
- 平
平松慎吾
Tanaka's Co-worker

Aya Fujieda
Hanako
- T
Tomoko Udagawa
Himeko

Kotoe Hatsui
Apartment Superintendent
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