Kita Ippei (Atsumi Kiyoshi) became a security officer in the Metropolitan Police Department's Security Division after catching a thug who attacked a writer living in the area while working at a police box. His dream is to become a bodyguard (BG) for the Prime Minister, just like his senior, Detective Inspector Takagi (Ryu Chishu). Kita Ippei is very successful in both work and love, getting attacked while guarding a female minister, getting some perks as a BG for a foreign princess, and becoming friends with a woman at his favorite bar.
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Cast
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Kiyoshi Atsumi
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Chieko Naniwa
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Mie Hama
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Chishū Ryū
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Reiko Dan
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Kenzaburo Osawa
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Daisuke Katō
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Midori Isomura
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Kenzō Tabu
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Sadako Sawamura
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Nijiko Kiyokawa
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Masako Kyōzuka
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Seiji Hisamatsu Director · Tsutomu Sawamura Screenplay Yuichiro Yamane Screenplay
First release May 16, 1964 · Produced in Japan · Production TOHO
Production
Toho Pictures
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TOHO
Production
Japan
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Original title
僕はボディガード
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 16, 1964
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No release date listed for United States.
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