Young Lady Detectives: Heart Beat! (1987): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1987, Young Lady Detectives: Heart Beat! is a notable film directed by Naosuke Kurosawa, running about 75 minutes.

What it’s about. In Young Lady Detectives, student girls Misao (Nishiwaki) and Harumi (Yuko Mizushima, who specializes in showcasing), stand up for the search engine to avoid getting a genuine profession. Surprisingly, the girls get a workday on the first day, when a man in the office asks them to look for his missing daughter. The task takes the deckers into the traces of criminals forced into sex slavery. The search for work is mostly on the shoulders of Misao, because sexually active Harumi consumes his time mainly in bed. Misao lacks the man’s experience completely.

Who’s in it. Young Lady Detectives: Heart Beat! stars Michiko Nishiwaki as Misao Matsuda, Takashi Naito as Tayama, Yûko Mizushima as Harumi Shioda and Tomomi Segawa as Maki Ôkawa, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 2.0/10, Young Lady Detectives: Heart Beat! has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Young Lady Detectives: Heart Beat! page.