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Synopsis
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
Ratings
| Source | Rating | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| IMDb | 8.4/10 | 42% |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 97% | 21% |
| Metacritic | 90/100 | 21% |
| TMDB | 8.4/101,237 votes | 16% |
| Balasaur Score | 88 | 100% |
Key crew
- Eijiro HisaitaScreenplay
- Akira KurosawaDirector, Screenplay
- Ryuzo KikushimaScreenplay
- Hideo OguniScreenplay
- Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Toshirō MifuneKingo Gondo
- Tatsuya NakadaiChief Detective Tokura
- Kyōko KagawaReiko Gondo
- Tatsuya MihashiKawanishi, Gondo's secretary
- Isao KimuraDetective Arai
- Kenjirō IshiyamaChief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi
- Takeshi KatōDetective Nakao
- Takashi ShimuraChief of Investigation Section
- Jun TazakiKamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director
- Nobuo NakamuraIshimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director
- Yūnosuke ItōBaba - National Shoes Executive
- Tsutomu YamazakiGinjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern
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Themes
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