Kōshōnin

Kōshōnin (交渉人) is a 2003 Japanese crime TV film directed by Takashi Miike. It was released in other regions under the title The Negotiator or simply Negotiator.

Plot
Three man wearing motorcycle helmets rob a convenience store then abandon their vehicle outside a hospital. A group of people are taken hostage in the hospital and Inspector Ishida and Captain Tohno handle the negotiations. Ishida suggests allowing the three criminals to escape with three doctors as their hostages in order to let the other hostages go free. After this is done, Lt. Ado tries to understand the motive for the crime. He discovers that something else is behind the crime and that the hospital was not selected by chance.

Cast

 * Hiroshi Mikami as Inspector Ishida
 * Mayu Tsuruta as Capt. Maiko Tohno
 * Shirō Sano as Lt. Ando
 * Kenichi Endō as Convenience store clerk
 * Masatō Ibu as Ishida's boss
 * Renji Ishibashi as Counselor Kanemoto
 * Kumi Nakamura as Mrs. Ishida
 * Shigemitsu Ogi
 * Oji Osuga
 * Kenji Takechi as SAT
 * Yōji Tanaka