Watching the Detective
Dec 31 1998
•1h 11m
•Drama
A young detective is assigned to stake out the apartment of an elderly woman. He sets up his video camera and monitor in an empty room opposite hers-and watches.
Cast
See allEiji Ôki
Haruko Mabuchi
Miki Ozawa
Hôryû Nakamura
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