AIBOU: The Movie,[a] also known as Partners: The Movie, is a 2008 Japanese film directed by Seiji Izumi and based on the television series AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo.[2][3] It was the first in the Aibou (Partners) film series, followed by AIBOU: CSI Files (2009), AIBOU: The Movie II (2010), AIBOU: X-DAY (2013), AIBOU: The Movie III (2014) and AIBOU: The Movie IV (2017).[3]

AIBOU: The Movie
Directed bySeiji Izumi
StarringYutaka Mizutani
Yasufumi Terawaki
Music byYoshihiro Ike
Production
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Distributed byToei Company
Release date
  • May 1, 2008 (2008-05-01)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥4.44 billion[1]

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Reception

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Yasufumi Terawaki was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 32nd Japan Academy Prize.[4]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Japanese: 相棒 -劇場版- 絶体絶命! 42.195km 東京ビッグシティマラソン, Hepburn: Aibō -Gekijō-ban- Zettai Zetsumei! 42.195km Tōkyō Biggu Shiti Marason; lit. "BUDDY -Movie Version- A Desperate Situation! The 42.195 km Tokyo Big City Marathon"

References

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  1. ^ "Movies With Box Office Gross Receipts Exceeding 1 Billion Yen". Eiren. Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. ^ 相棒 劇場版 絶体絶命!42.195km 東京ビッグシティマラソン. Kinema Junpo Film Database (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  3. ^ a b "Partners". Japanese Film Database. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. ^ 第32回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品. Japan Academy Prize (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
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