The Hunter and the Hunted(2004)

Name: The Hunter and the Hunted
Director: Izuru Narushima
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2004-01-01
Duration: 110 min
Cast: Koji Yakusho, Akira Emoto, Yui Natsukawa

Koji Yakusho Akira Emoto Yui Natsukawa

Jin (Yakusho), a young, widowed police detective who is thinking of leaving the force to better take care of his 8 year old daughter Misaki (Kanno), by chance arrests Neko (Emoto), an accomplished middle aged burglar who has just fixed Misaki's bicycle. After Neko has several weeks to see Jin in the interrogation room, he decides to confess to Jin and teach him how to become a capable detective and worthy adversary. By the time Neko serves his 10 year sentence, Jin is a highly regarded detective and they can they start their contest in earnest.