Hard Duty

Hard Duty (2001) is a drama, crime film directed by Tarō Araki rated 2.0/10.

Natsuo, a rookie detective and closeted gay man, secretly admires his calm and stoic senior, Kirino. During a late-night pursuit of a convenience-store thief, the two are overpowered and assaulted, leaving Natsuo shattered and disillusioned. While he begins to distance himself from Koide, the man he once connected with, Koide unexpectedly encounters Kirino at a bar, leading to a dangerous entanglement. As desire, betrayal, and trauma collide, the three officers are pulled into a dark triangle where love and danger blur—and finding a way out becomes increasingly uncertain.

Cast

Masahiro Nishikawa

Natsuo

Mikio Sato

Kirino

Takao

Koide

Kōichi Imaizumi

Masaru Endô

Yukijiro Hotaru

Police captian

Tadashi Naitô

Ayumu Tokitô

Woman in police custody

Hajime Ota

Toshirō Enomoto

Fuyuka Someya