Synopsis
Japanese police detective Saburo Fujioka is suspected of corruption, demoted, and sent to the city of Kojin. Kojin is the scene of fierce fighting between rival gangs. Fujioka is assigned to investigate the death of the wife of gangster Tetsuo Maruyama of the Kozuka gang, probably at the hands of one of the Oka gang. During a gang gunfight, Maruyama is rescued by Detective Fujioka and the two become friends. But Maruyama insists on avenging his wife's murder, even if it means conflict with his new friend.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Kihachi OkamotoDirector
- Shinichi SekizawaScreenplay
- Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Toshirō MifuneDetective Saburo Fujioka
- Koji TsurutaTetsuo Maruyama
- Yōko TsukasaSally
- Yōsuke NatsukiOfficer Miake
- Makoto SatōYata
- Seizaburō KawazuKyuzaburo Oka
- Jun TazakiOtokichi Kozuka
- Akemi KitaMari
- Mickey CurtisSugino
- Akihiko HirataSusumu Tendo
- Hideyo AmamotoIchino
- Akira WakamatsuFutagawa
Stills
Themes
japanese noir