The Bogus Policeman (1967): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1967, The Bogus Policeman is a notable film directed by Satsuo Yamamoto.

What it’s about. Toramatsu is a very enthusiastic policeman. Believing that the police should help others he is dismissed the force when his pistol is stolen while doing one of his good deeds. He saves a child from drowning, restores it to his mother, then finds that someone has run off with his gun and later uses it to kill. Then he breaks up a group of hoodlums attacking a young girl named Mieko, and the police, his former friends, deciding he has gone too far, decide to sue him. On top of this the girl gets hurt and, consequently, a child from the kindergarten where Mieko teaches is kidnapped on his way home. Impersonating a policeman he tracks down the gangsters and rescues the boy. Due to this he also uncovers a scandal which allows the police to make a long due clean up in the political world. As a reward for all of this he wins the regard of the girl but now faces a stiff prison sentence for impersonating the policeman he had been and which, at heart, he truly remains.

Who’s in it. The Bogus Policeman stars Shintarō Katsu, Michiko Sugata, Yūnosuke Itō and Daisuke Katō, among others.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Bogus Policeman page.