Detour! (1996 film)

Detour! is a 1996 Japanese action-adventure film written, composed, produced, and directed by Kohmi Hirose. Co-directed by Michael Pandip and Sandip Ray, the film stars Hirose and Naomi Tamura, with the Bengali actress Shabana Sadique. It was an Indian-Japanese co-production between Crystal Letter, El TV Kadsre, S.S., and Perfect Blue with the support from NFDC and Channel Four.

It is regarded as Kohmi Hirose's best films of all time, as well as the highest-grossing film from Crystal Letter Films. It was given a positive reviews for screenplay, performance, visuals, action scenes, and tones, while criticized its humor. It was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $200 million within the $33 million budget. It was India's official submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film and Best Sound Effects Editing at the 69th Academy Awards, with the film only being nominated for the Best Sound Effects Editing. It was screened as the official selection on the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, as well as International Film Festival of India, Tokyo International Film Festival, and Singapore International Film Festival.

It received an anime adaptation in 2009, produced by GONZO. In 2017, Library of Congress selected the film for its National Film Registry listing for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 2021, Kohmi Hirose Entertainment released an Blu-ray/Ultra 4K remaster of the film for its 25th anniversary.

Plot
In the jungles of Assam, the black tribes are searching the golden monkey thoughout the jungle after it was disappeared. After taking too long to get the golden monkey, they are tired at their base, and one tribe said that it might be on the temple ruins. They thought that it was in the temple, and they continued to search the golden monkey.

Meanwhile, two foreign girls from Japan, cheerful Misato Kizawa and bookwormer Yuri Kanako, are seeing tourism attractions in India during their vacation. Misato thinks that this will be great time for them, and Yuri agrees. Then the two girls meet Surajit, a young man who was trying to buy a hotdog. Shocked, Misato and Yuri say to him that they are going to take a break at Kalimpong, West Bengal.

Misato and Yuri go on bus for their trip to Morgan House. When they arrive, they meet other foreigners Natsumi and Kei.

Japanese

 * Kohmi Hirose as Yuri Kanako
 * Naomi Tamura as Misato Kizawa
 * Akiko Yada as Natsumi Koshiro
 * Yoshihiko Hakamada as Kei Yagami
 * Nana Mizuki as Miko

India

 * Farkha Chakra as Surajit
 * Prosenjit Chatterjee as Shakti
 * Shabana Sadique as Azami

Production
Detour! was shot in 35mm Techniscope. The film was printed in Technicolor at El TV Kadsre Films' laboratory.