All Four Bayside Shakedown Films and Two Spin-offs Stream Free on Prime Video
The free streaming push puts the entire live-action series in front of audiences weeks before the first new film in 14 years opens in theaters.
Reporting from 1 source: Cinema Today.
Prime Video will stream all four Bayside Shakedown THE MOVIE films and two spin-offs for free starting August 1. The lineup includes the four main films and the spin-offs Negotiator: Masayoshi Mashita and Suspect: Shinji Muroi. The fifth film, Bayside Shakedown N.E.W., opens in theaters September 18.
The free streaming slate covers the full theatrical run of the series, from the first film through the final installment, plus the two character-led spin-offs. Prime Video will carry all six titles starting Saturday, August 1.
The timing lines up with the September 18 release of Bayside Shakedown N.E.W.: Run Through the Metropolis!, the fifth film and the first in about 14 years. The new film brings back lead actor Yuji Oda as Shunsaku Aoshima, now assigned to the First Investigative Division of the Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Affairs Bureau, along with the returning cast including Yusuke Santamaria, Miki Maya, Miki Mizuno, Masahiro Komoto, Susumu Terajima, Atsushi Ito, Kenichi Takito, Yutaka Matsushige, Akira Saito, Takehiko Ono, and Soichiro Kitamura.
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Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Cinema Today 映画『踊る大捜査線』全4作＆スピンオフ、明日から Prime Video 見放題配信！