Kōshōnin

is a 2003 Japanese crime TV film directed by Takashi Miike. It was released in other regions under the title The ōshōNegotiator or simply Negotiator.

Plot

Three man wearing motorcycle helmets rob a convenience store then abandon their vehicle outside a hospital. A group of people are taken hostage in the hospital and Inspector Ishida and Captain Tohno handle the negotiations. Ishida suggests allowing the three criminals to escape with three doctors as their hostages in order to let the other hostages go free. After this is done, Lt. Ado tries to understand the motive for the crime. He discovers that something else is behind the crime and that the hospital was not selected by chance.

Cast

Hiroshi Mikami as Inspector Ishida

Mayu Tsuruta as Capt. Maiko Tohno

Shirō Sano as Lt. Ando

Kenichi Endō as Convenience store clerk

Masatō Ibu as Ishida's boss

Renji Ishibashi as Counselor Kanemoto

Kumi Nakamura as Mrs. Ishida

Shigemitsu Ogi

Oji Osuga

Kenji Takechi as SAT

Yōji Tanaka

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References

Films directed by Takashi Miike

Japanese television films

2003 television films

2003 films

2000s crime films

Crime television films

Films about hostage takings

Films about police officers

Films about surrogacy

Films based on Japanese novels

Films set in hospitals

Japanese crime films

Japanese films about revenge

2000s Japanese films

Japanese pregnancy films