Kiyotaka Nanbara

The film chronicles the final 23 days of L's life, as he solves one final case involving a bioterrorist group that aims to wipe out much of humanity with a virus with ten times the infectiousness of Ebola, taking a boy, the sole survivor of its use in a village in Thailand, and a junior high schooler named Maki Nikaido under his wing. (wikipedia.org)

Toshiko does not have long to live. She wants to make the most of her time while she can and takes a sojourn to where her true hometown for which she has so much nostalgia and admiration. With her husband on her side she remains can-do and keeps her chin up, but can only lament the passing of time and what will happen next to everyone and everything she loves. Will she be satisfied when she looks back for the last time? (imdb)

In the movie, Maiku Hama (Masatoshi Nagase) is finally making it big in the detective biz. Financially well off and up to his neck in new clientele, things seem to be looking up. However, when he receives a strange request from a hooded character, "I want you to look for me". Never one to back down from a challenge, Hama gets mixed up in the work of a serial killer that has Yokohama paralyzed with fear. (eigapedia.com)

Stairway to the Distant Past is a witty, action-packed homage/spoof to French New Wave cinema, American film noir, and Japanese gangster films. Private Detective Mike Hama is practically homeless. Things change, however, with the arrival of Lily, a beautiful and mysterious stripper whose true identity may hold the secret to Mike's past. Hayashi brings part two of his acclaimed series to life with vivid color and graphic violence captured in an ironic and highly stylized way. (rottentomatoes.com)

The place is the down side of Yokohama. The atmosphere is international and the action fast. The hero is Maiku Hama - a delinquent turned private eye who operates out of the second floor of the local movie theater. (Tidepoint Pictures)